Try: Sit down together and plan the menu and cook the meal orally or virtually go through the preparations step-by-step she probably has tips and tricks that she used in the cooking process that she can share with you she may want to talk you through a recipe while you prepare it and you can […]
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Homebound Care recipient (cr) who is no longer able to cook gets bored and frustrated
Try: Sit down together plan the menu and cook the meal verbally or virtually go through the preparations step-by-step the cr probably has tips and tricks that he or she used in the cooking process that can be shared with you the cr could also talk you through a recipe while you actually prepare it […]
Caregiver lacks empathy definition empathy is feeling concern with a person as opposed to sympathy which is feeling sorry for a person empathy can however generate a sympathetic response
Try: Work at cultivating empathy by making genuine inquiries about what the Care recipient (cr) is feeling and validate those feelings by showing an emotional concern for the cr in other words put yourself in their shoes and imagine how you would feel if the situations were reversed and you were no longer able to […]
caregiver (cg) suffers from guilt
Try: Don’t let guilt bring you to a standstill; use it to spur you on to be the best you can be recognize the feeling of guilt – don’t feel guilty about feeling guilty unrecognized guilt can eat away at you put your guilt into words – identify it give it a name write it […]
caregiver (cg) is in denial about the condition of the Care recipient (cr) definition denial is the unrealistic hope that a problem is not really happening and will go away denial prevents understanding
Try: Realize that denial will buy enough time to adjust to the shock of the situation and that fleeing into denial occurs because the reality of the situation is just too hard to accept don’t let denial extend beyond a reasonable time period for adjustment face the fears that cause the denial and accept the […]
caregiver (cg) is looking for ways to communicate more effectively with Care recipient (cr)
Try: Listen carefully while at the same time give plenty of encouragement don’t hurry or rush to fill in the blanks as the cr is talking unless not being able to think of a specific word or phrase is making the cr frustrated in that case gently suggest a word that can be used don’t […]
Sole caregiver is suffering from depression due to social isolation
Try: Learn a new or rediscover an old hobby such as baking scrapbooking card making gardening needlework or try your hand at poetry or writing if you are unable to go out to a caregiver support group get in touch with one see if you can get the phone numbers of some of the members […]
Checklist for easier dressing of the Care recipient (cr)
Try: Clothing choices should reflect the ease with which the cr can put on the clothing themselves or that the caregiver (cg) can put on the cr easily clothing should not restrict the movement of the cr clothing that has some stretch to it is preferable keep clothing styles familiar even when purchasing new clothing […]
caregiver (cg) needs suggestions to make mealtime go more smoothly
Try: Don’t bombard the Care recipient (cr) with visual stimulation during the meal if the kitchen itself is too busy with items on the countertop or surrounding areas move the dining area to a corner of another room with just a small table and a couple of chairs make the food the focus not the […]
caregiver (cg) is concerned about Care recipient (cr) wandering outside and getting lost
Try: Prepare an Materials: n/a Categories: Behavior Challenging, Medical Physical, Mobile, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Maximum Supervision, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory Information: Packet for use in case the cr wanders outside and help has to be called to […]