Try: Ask the cr to help with a chore either in or near the bathroom on the way to do the chore try to carry on a running conversation with the cr to take his or her mind off of where you are going after the chore is finished mention to the cr that he or she is already in or near the bathroom so it may be a good idea to go ahead and use it while there this would save another trip later

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Categories: Emotional Psychological, Personal, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Fully Aware, Somewhat Aware

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Try: Take the cr cr’s plate away ask if you can fix the cr a special lunch or dinner since that food wasn’t his or hers the cr will usually reply in the affirmative take the first plate out of the room bring it back a moment later and place it in front of the cr it then becomes the cr cr’s food because it was prepared by you and you brought it to the table especially for him or her

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

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Try: Place the cr’s coat sweater or some other personal item in the chair or on the back of the chair this identifies the chair as already being occupied and the other cr will usually move to another spot this intervention could be used in ohter similar situations where there are territorial or turf issues

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Try: Offer to split the food on the plate into smaller portions and take part of it away as the cr eats what food is still left on the plate and finishes it offer to get some more food and then add back some of what was previously taken off the plate keep asking cr if he or she is still hungry add more and more food back until the cr says that he or she is full

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Try: Mention that this is special underwear to help cr feel better put regular underwear on the cr over the adult disposable underwear as time goes on it may not be necessary to add the regular underwear as the cr gets used to feeling better and drier with the adult disposable underwear

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Categories: Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Personal, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Fully Aware, Somewhat Aware

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Try: Try to find out what the cr cr’s normal bathing habits were for example did the cr bathe in the morning or at night try to stick to that routine as much as possible cover up the mirror the cr may think it is a window and people could be looking in make bathing fun for the cr for example rinse the cr off with a watering can give the cr a doll to bathe while you give him or her a bath or shower hang pictures in the bathroom of children bathing and having a good time for example splashing around playing with rubber ducks and so on place colored towels on the edge of the tub so the cr can see it clearly this will help provide a bright cheery environment use soft washcloths and towels because older skin is more sensitive this will also make bathing a more pleasant experience pat the cr dry rather than rub

Materials: Tape and some material to cover up the mirror watering can pictures of children bathing and having a good time colored towels soft washcloths and towels

Categories: Emotional Psychological, Personal, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision

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Try: Help the cr express his or her feelings by by writing them down in a journal or dairy encourage the cr to write what her is she is frustrated bored or angry about in the journal or dairy this will provide an outlet for the cr cr’s emotions it doesn’t matter if the cr is able to write legibly or not the journal or dairy will be for his or her eyes only this may open up an opportunity for you to talk to the cr about his or her feelings and the boredom frustration and anger ask the cr if there is anything that you could do to help and discuss options for example find out if there an activity that the cr used to enjoy that could be modified so it could still be done if the cr enjoyed bowling in the past try indoor bowling with plastic pins a plastic ball and a ramp that the cr can roll the ball down from a wheelchair you could also try electronic bowling with a nintendo wi or similar device try playing balloon volleyball or go for a walk outside in the wheelchair try taking the cr on a golf cart ride to the park plan an imaginary trip with the cr you could even plan what to take and pack the suitcase go on vacations by watching videos of vacation destinations such as the grand canyon hawaii the national parks europe africa and so on

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Categories: Emotional Psychological, Social, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Immobile, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Fully Aware, Somewhat Aware

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*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

Try: Home may not mean a place to the cr it could represent the feeling that the cr had when he or she was at home for example home may mean comfort and security home could mean being with parents and other family members validate the cr cr’s feelings and his or her need to go home try to find out what special feelings the cr felt when at home try to provide the cr with those same feelings if the cr is still insistent about going home try to postpone his or her leaving with an understandable reason such as waiting until morning waiting until after supper waiting until you can make the trip with the cr or waiting until the weather is better

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Categories: Emotional Psychological, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Fully Aware, Somewhat Aware, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory

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Try: Get the cr involved with activities and tasks redirect negative or hopeless conversations to a task secure dangerous objects and chemicals in the home review with cr his or her accomplishments assist cr with making goals and plans for the future assist the cr with planning a trip take a class go to the theatre develop an i always wanted to _____ list with the cr and do things together that are on the list or ask the cr to think of someone he or she can call to do these activities with explore spiritual activities or events suggest that cr read the newspaper or check the internet for interesting activities to do join an online garden chat club etc develop an emergency phone list

Materials: Computer with an internet connection note pad or journal pen

Categories: Emotional Psychological

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Try: Listen to the cr as he or she expresses frustration remind the cr of who people are when they come to visit keep home well organized and clean remind cr to put purse or keys down in the same place calmly say to the cr i see that you’re upset that your purse is missing; i’ll do my best to find it for you keep back-ups of commonly misplaced items hats wallets

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Categories: Emotional Psychological

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*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed