Try: #use the phone book to find local and state agencies that assist seniors #if you can’t find what you need call your district’s state representative and ask for help locating senior service agencies in your area #call or visit these agencies to find help with meals respite care adult day care home care counseling therapeutic massage caregiver training or

Materials: Telephone book or online directories name and number of state representative

Categories: Caregiver Needs&Support

Information: And more #call hospitals clinics self-help centers and counseling centers to find support group meetings for caregivers other caregivers may offer information as well as support #make sure that you are seeing a doctor regularly it can be easy to overlook your own health needs information

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Try: Set up a 3-ring binder for the Care recipient (cr) keep all notes and documents related to a cr in the binder keep copies of advance directives or durable power of attorney for healthcare in a drop-in sheet protector at the front of the binder use sheet protectors to hold medication info sheets business cards or other non-hole-punched papers write down important

Materials: 3-ring binder clear drop-in sheet protectors ruled paper with holes for binder copies of important documents

Categories: Caregiver Needs&Support, Medical Physical, Needs Some Assistance

Information: Sort info by subject and keep different subjects on separate pages subject headings might include family medical history medical care providers home care providers medication schedule medicine fact sheets health insurance providers etc for family list the names addresses and phone numbers of relatives with a description of each person’s relation to the cr for medical care providers list the names addresses phone numbers and specialties of doctors dentists psychiatrists etc for medical history note previous surgeries hospitalizations or major illnesses along with the dates they occurred keep a list of medication allergies and food allergies bring the binder to medical appointments use it to track all care information information

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Try: #purchase a baby monitor with a rechargeable transmitter from the infant section of any store’s children’s section #place the transmitter part of the baby monitor next to the cr’s chair or bed #clip the receiver to the caregiver’s belt or waistband #keep the transmitter’s range in mind when stepping outside

Materials: Baby monitor

Categories: Caregiver Needs&Support, Mobility, Needs Much Assistance, Immobile, Independence, Maximum Supervision

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Try: #make a list of what is stressful lack of time for self feelings of anger and guilt exhaustion etc talk to a trusted friend if you have trouble naming the things that are stressful #think about solutions to some of the stressors consider seeking or accepting help with house work shopping or sitting with the care recipient #explore the resources in your community call adult day care centers senior resource centers caregiver networks social workers geriatric departments of clinics or hospitals volunteer organizations faith centers and state representatives to find help beyond family and friends

Materials: Pen and paper family and friends telephone community resources

Categories: Caregiver Needs&Support

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Try: #roll the cr on to left side the cr can help by bending up the right leg so that the caregiver standing on the left side can gently pull on the cr’s back from the right shoulder level and the right buttock the caregiver may also help roll the cr by gently pulling on the bent right leg and buttock #with the cr rolled to the left side roll sheets from the right side of the bed to the cr’s back fit the clean bottom sheet to the right side corners of the mattress roll up the yet-unused clean sheet so it’s behind the dirty sheets already at the cr’s back #roll the cr to the right side using the same method as above the cr should pass over both the dirty and clean sheets #remove all the dirty linen #unroll the clean sheet the cr just rolled over and pull it over the left side of the bed #finish fitting the sheet to the mattress and add top sheet and blanket to the bed use this method to change incontinence pads as well

Materials: Sheets and blanket draw sheet sheet that is about the length of the cr’s trunk incontinence pad if needed

Categories: Caregiver Needs&Support, Personal, Mobility, Immobile, Independence, Maximum Supervision

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