Try: #a Care recipient (cr) who wants to improve his or her ability to stand upright may be helped by building up the ability to lie on his or her stomach for 10 to 20 minutes a day #place pillows under or around the cr’s abdomen for comfort if needed make sure the cr can […]
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Care recipient (cr) is periodically bothered by unusual or disturbing pictures or ideas that interrupt self-reflection or ability to focus on tasks or activities
Try: #often the more you try to push an intrusive thought away the more it will persist instead of fighting to suppress the thought begin by simply accepting that the thought or idea is there it doesn’t have to be liked or disliked acted on or ignored; simply accept that it is there #imagine the […]
Care recipient (cr) who is temporarily hospitalized is unable to tell family members about events taking place during daily care or treatment
Try: #write a sign and affix it to a wall or bulletin board near the cr’s bed for example ann’s family appreciates your visit please tell us about it in the notebook in the top drawer of the nightstand #decorate the cover of the notebook and put instructions on the front for example anna and […]
Care recipient (cr) with obesity has trouble using a wheeled walker due to balance problems affecting standing and walking
Try: #improve stability while the cr rises to stand by making sure the bed or chair being risen from is sturdy and either braced against a wall or immobilized so it won’t move backward when the cr gets up #a caregiver can help stabilize the cr by using a gait belt to help the cr […]
The caregiver for an unconscious or immobile Care recipient (cr) must keep cr’s mouth gums and teeth as clean and healthy as possible
Try: #buy mouth swabs and other supplies at most pharmacies #assemble all supplies and tell the cr what you are going to do at each new step in the process tell the cr what you will do next even if the cr is unconscious #with the cr lying on one side gently turn the head […]
Care recipient (cr) is losing track of days dates and seasons
Try: #hang the dry erase board in a central room where the cr can see it easily #every morning write on the board in large letters the day date season and town and state the cr lives in for example today is monday september 10 2009 it is fall we live in urbana illinois #take […]
Caregiver needs a way to tell whether efforts to relieve care recipient’s cr’s pain are working
Try: #a pain scale is a model or way of letting a cr describe the severity of pain being felt a caregiver uses the model in the following way first when the cr speaks of being in pain the caregiver asks how the cr would rate the pain on a scale of 1 to 10 […]
Care recipient (cr) with anxiety feels greater stress before beginning new activities
Try: #let the cr know well in advance what is going to take place for example a doctor’s visit or trip to a senior center #let the cr know all the details necessary to get ready when the cr needs to be ready who will provide transportation etc #ask the cr to let you know […]
Stroke cardiovascular incident or brain injury leaves Care recipient (cr) with limited sight or sensation on one side of the body causing cr to pay less attention to that side
Try: #keeping things convenient for the cr by placing items where they can be seen or picked up without the cr using the body’s weaker side is unhelpful in the long run #when visiting sit to the cr’s weaker side to encourage the cr to turn to that side #place some items on the weaker […]
Care recipient (cr) takes pride and pleasure in cooking even after changes in mental or physical ability lead to family members to worry about accuracy and safety in the kitchen
Try: #tell the cr that the family would like to take turns working with the cr on sunday afternoons to prepare dinner for the family let the cr know that family members are genuinely interested in spending time together cooking and sharing meals #make a schedule a family member takes a sunday to come early […]