Try: Encourage the cr to reduce intake of caffeine which is found in coffee tea colas and chocolate if cr wants to use the right hand tell him or her to press the right elbow against the body with the left hand to try to stabilize the upper arm tell the cr to put a rigid brace on over the arm joint and then place some weight on the hand this may decrease the tremor or even restore control

Materials: Brace

Categories: Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Fully Aware, Somewhat Aware

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References: Adapted from www care com caring for seniors with parkinson parkinson’s disease by staff writer no date

Keywords: Tremors shakes shaky hands

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Try: Try talking with cr about ways to conserve energy such as grouping activities in certain locations placing things needed — like reading glasses reading material the phone — in an area close to where he she sits try getting adaptive devices to place on chairs that make it easier and require less energy to get up if cr finds eating and swallowing tiring suggest eating smaller meals but more of them

Materials: Adaptive devices for sitting standing

Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical

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References: Adapted from www care com caring for seniors with parkinson parkinson’s disease by staff writer no date

Keywords: Tremors tired exhausted trembles shakes

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Try: Encourage the cr to drink more water encourage the cr to eat more vegetables fruits low-fat dairy products protein and whole grains minimize the fat in preparing these foods the cr may begin to feel less hungry try looking for low-fat recipes on the internet or buy a low-fat cookbook encourage the cr to start his or her own test kitchen develop a menu and let the cr order the dishes that he or she finds appealing you may be able to find a cute menu template on the internet

Materials: Low-fat recipes or cookbooks pen and note pad

Categories: Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Personal, Fully Aware, Somewhat Aware

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References: Adapted from www care com caring for seniors with heart disease by staff writer no date

Keywords: Hungry fiber intake diet low-fat low-salt sodium heart healthy nutrition

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Try: Encourage the cr to exercise so he or she won’t feel so anxious encourage the cr to do activities that he or she enjoys reassure the cr that making healthy lifestyle changes will help minimize the risk of serious health issues for example eating well exercising getting enough sleep and so on suggest that cr look on the internet or the library for some relaxation techniques and encourage him or her to do these techniques on a regular basis

Materials: n/a

Categories: Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Fully Aware, Somewhat Aware

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References: Adapted from www care com caring for seniors with heart disease by staff writer no date

Keywords: Anxious anxiety paranoid worry worries stress panic nervous exercise relaxation

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Try: Search the internet for low-salt recipes or buy a cookbook for the cr to try out encourage the cr to vary his or her diet even with the low-salt limitations support the cr by always eating low-salt foods when you are together suggest that the cr try using fresh spices on his or her food to add flavor for example ginger cilantro rosemary thyme and sage encourage the cr limit intake of the following protein salt potassium found in bananas oranges dried fruit nuts potatoes dried beans and peas phosphorus found in milk products; nuts; peanut butter; seeds; lentils; bean; bran cereals; bran breads; organ meats; sardines; cured meats such as sausages bologna and hot dogs and colas and soft drinks with phosphate or phosphoric acid encourage the cr to exercise volunteer to accompany him or her or suggest that the cr exercise with a friend or trainer another option would be to join a gym encourage the cr to do active things that he or she enjoys such as gardening hiking walking or golfing

Materials: Low salt recipes or cookbooks fresh spices

Categories: Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Social, Fully Aware, Somewhat Aware

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References: Adapted from www care com caring for seniors with kidney disease by staff writer no date

Keywords: Blood pressure salt sodium stress diet exercise

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Try: Encourage the cr to carefully monitor his or her glucose level and make the necessary dietary changes if you eat with cr try to follow the same diet to show your solidarity this way the cr won’t feel deprived by seeing you eat something he or she shouldn’t if you live with cr or if you shop for him or her avoid buying food that he or she should not eat

Materials: n/a

Categories: Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical

Information: n/a

References: Adapted from www care com caring for seniors with diabetes by staff writer no date

Keywords: Blood sugar glucose diet

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Try: If you live near the cr offer to exercise with him or her if not encourage the cr to exercise with a friend or family member who lives close by for indoor exercise suggest that the cr go to a gym or purchase an exercise or dance tape to work out at home suggest that the cr do things that he or she enjoys doing outside such as walking gardening playing frisbee swimming boating playing sports such as tennis or softball

Materials: Exercise or dance tape

Categories: Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Social

Information: n/a

References: Adapted from www care com caring for seniors with diabetes by staff writer no date

Keywords: Exercise blood sugar glucose weight gain

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Try: Encourage the cr to avoid stress as much as possible and take the steps necessary to manage it encourage the cr’s family to avoid conflicts with and in front of the cr try to maintain a positive atmosphere while honestly acknowledging and not disparaging the cr cr’s understandable anxieties about his or her health status encourage the cr to make lifestyle changes for example try to reinforce the importance of exercise which will make the cr stronger if it is done on a regular basis avoid smoking in front of cr if he or she is trying to give it up similarly if the cr is supposed to follow a low-fat diet only eat low-fat foods in his or her presence be positive about the experience to help reinforce his or her lifestyle changes

Materials: n/a

Categories: Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Fully Aware, Somewhat Aware

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References: Adapted from www care com caring for seniors with heart disease by staff writer no date

Keywords: Exercise diet heart cardiovascular smoking stress lifestyle

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Try: Try to learn all that you can about blood sugar imbalance so you can recognize warning signs and take action to control it this may help you react to the problem more quickly with an appropriate intervention this may also provide you with the knowledge needed to discuss this subject intelligently with the cr doctors and other caregivers help the cr focus on problem solving and what can be done to improve the situation encourage the cr to start small and then build on the changes that he or she is making reassure the cr that it is possible to get control over the blood sugar imbalance however it will be an ongoing process that will require practice and discipline suggest that the cr consider joining a support group support groups can be very helpful especially during the adjustment period right after the cr is first diagnosed with a blood sugar imbalance the support group can also provide ongoing assistance suggest that the cr participate in a local hospital hospital’s blood sugar management clinic programs like this educate people about this issue and provide helpful training on specific tasks such as how to monitor glucose levels

Materials: n/a

Categories: Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical

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References: Adapted from www care com caring for seniors with diabetes by staff writer no date

Keywords: Blood sugar glucose cranky irritable moody irritated diet

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Try: Play bingo play simple card games such as old maid and go fish the cr may really enjoy these games even though they seem mundane and boring to you the important thing is for the cr to have fun and for you to have an opportunity to interact with him or her try reading to the cr aloud from a favotite book magazine or newspaper if the cr wants to discuss something as you read stop to do so it may be the start of a very good conversation get out photo albums of the cr at a younger ager and go through them with him or her often the cr cr’s memory of those early years is better than the later ones the cr may enjoy reminiscing and talking with you about the photes cook a simple dish together with the cr have all of the ingredients already measured out ahead of time and do it one step at a time stop if cr gets too tired or overwhelmed and continue the next day when you and the cr are done cooking you can eat the meal together with others the cr may feel proud of helping prepare it suggest that you and the cr do household chores together this may help the cr feel wanted and useful some suggestions include raking leaves washing dishes putting dishes in the dishwasher or taking them out doing laundry folding clean laundry weeding the garden watering the plants sweeping vacuuming dusting cleaning the sinks and bathrooms

Materials: Simple games like bingo playing cards large print cards might be helpful simple card games like old maid and go fish books magazines and newspapers photo albums of the cr at a younger age with family and friends

Categories: Emotional Psychological, Social, Fully Aware

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References: Adapted from www care com caring for seniors with alzheimer alzheimer’s disease by staff writer no date

Keywords: Activities memories home interactions feeling useless pride proud

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