Try: Keep the mood upbeat when you are visiting the cr maintain a friendly and positive tone avoid showing your negative emotions such as anger and irritation this could be upsetting to the cr talk about topics that the cr is interested in such as the family weather sports food and so on the cr […]
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Care recipient (cr) becomes easily agitated
Try: Try to discern the cause of the cr cr’s agitation and remove it try to distract cr rather than responding to his or her rants and rages stroke the cr cr’s arm to soothe him or her take the cr to a quiet room and play a soothing cd let the cr know that […]
If a Care recipient (cr) struggles with alcohol or drug abuse an intervention may be an appropriate option here are a few tips to help begin the process
Try: Gather Materials: n/a Categories: Medical Physical, Personal, Social Information: About the cr’s alcohol and or drug use select your intervention team members complete the planning and training for the intervention set a date and time for the intervention determine financial resources for alcohol and drug treatment evaluate treatment centers choose a treatment program that […]
Spotting substance abuse problems in an older Care recipient (cr) can be difficult the following are tips to think about when you suspect substance abuse
Try: Drink more now than in the past drink less but still has problems with alcohol hide bottles of alcohol pills or controlled substances undergo a personality change when using alcohol or other drugs lie to relatives or friends about alcohol use drink in the morning or early in the day drink alone fail to […]
Care recipient (cr) doesn’t want to go to an adult day care center
Try: Call it a seniors club rather than a day care center avoid making it sound child-like explain to the cr that going to the center will provide both of you with a break from each other explain to the cr that going to the center will provide him or her with an opportunity to […]
Care recipient (cr) who is moving into a senior housing community is concerned about gaining weight the cr would like guidance on how to maintain a balanced diet with the new menu items available
Try: Place the dry erase board somewhere in the cr cr’s room near the door where it will be visible tape the different food groups to the dry erase board make a weekly chart using the dry erase markers the chart should have the days of the week the date and ample space to write […]
If a Care recipient (cr) struggles with alcohol or drug abuse an intervention may be an appropriate option the following are a checklist of tips to work off of when planning an intervention for the cr
Try: Bring together three to eight people who are important to the cr and are willing to learn how to help set up a planning meeting to discuss the intervention choose a detail person choose a team chairperson do not alert the cr to the intervention plans list ways you’ve tried to help that may […]
Care recipient (cr) continually loses or is unable to find keys to the car house and so on
Try: Using the lanyard or wristband will help assure that the keys are always visible and available to the cr encourage the cr to keep keys clipped to a belt or purse encourage the cr to attach the keys to a wristband the noise of the keys and their visibility may help reduce the number […]
Care recipient (cr) is withdrawing from people and activities after being diagnosed with a terminal illness more information it is a natural part of the dying process to withdraw it starts out gradually and then progresses as the cr prepares to cross over from life as he or she knows it into the next world according to personal beliefs
Try: Do not take the cr cr’s withdrawal personally it is a natural part of the dying process tell the cr cr’s friends and family that they should not take it personally either even though the cr is withdrawing continue to include him or her in conversations and activities going on in the room the […]
Care recipient (cr) is grieving over the death of a loved one
Try: Encourage the cr to talk about the loved one who died truly listen to the cr cr’s stories if you also knew the person who died share some of your stories it is healing to talk about and hear others talk about the loved one one’s life validate that both tears and laughter are […]