Care recipient (cr) may get separated from care giver cr during a natural disaster

Try: Be sure cr wears an identification bracelet should she become lost or disoriented during the crisis contact the local alzheimer alzheimer’s association chapter and enroll cr in the safe return program

Materials: Id bracelet

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Mobility, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Independence, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Vision, So-So Vision, Poor Vision, Hearing, So-So Hearing, Poor Hearing, Verbal Communication, So-So Verbal Comm, Poor Verbal Comm, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory

Information: Swimming is an excellent aerobic activity that keeps weight off of arthritic joints allowing the cr to keep in shape without the pain of traditional exercise

References: home safety for people with alzheimer alzheimer’s disease by u s department of health and human services 2010 available at

Keywords: Natural disaster hurricane storm snow blizzard tornado emergency weather

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

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