After facilitating more than 1500 support groups and workshops, I know that caregivers do not have a lot of time. That is why I decided to do “Tuesday’s Tips for Caregivers.”
Here you can find a 1-4 minute tip that I believe will inspire and assist you on your journey.
CAREGIVERS, YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
Weekly Caregiver Tips Intro
How To Put On Compression Socks…Easily
While sitting down, reach down inside the top opening of the stocking. Hold your hand with the palm side down, and reach all the way down into the base of the stocking. ... Don't pull the entire stocking inside-out – you just want the toe and heel area to come out of...
Getting Creative With Quarantined Loved Ones
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Tuesday’s Tip for Caregivers – The Power Of Words
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When The Loved One You’re Taking Care Of Passes Away
Caring for a loved one during a life-limiting illness can impact the grief reactions we have after the person dies. In addition to more expected reactions, we may feel an acute sense of loss over the role that caregiving has played in our life. It can help if we can...
Tuesday’s Tip for Caregivers – Enlist the Family for Help
Caregiving responsibilities can increase and change as the recipient’s needs increase, which may result in additional strain on the caregiver. www.arden-courts.com/seminole
Tuesdays Tip for Caregivers – Validate not Negate
Your challenge as a caregiver is to validate rather than negate the presence of the man in the bathroom or the re-written biography that includes new players, new scenarios. It is helpful to define both a delusion and a hallucination.
Tuesday’s Tip for Caregivers – Keep a Routine
Having a general daily routine with Alzheimer’s and dementia care will help caregiving run smoothly. Routines don’t need to be set in stone or drab. Instead, they give a sense of consistency, which is beneficial for a loved one, even if they can’t communicate it.
Tuesday’s Tip for Caregivers – The Power of the Card
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Tuesday’s Tip – How To Take Keys
Remember safety is the issue here. Tips for Taking Car Keys Away from Elderly Parents. Sponsored by www.arden-courts.com/seminole
Tuesday’sTip – Should They Be Driving?
With one in six drivers in the U.S. today over 65 years old and an aging Baby Boomer population, there are more older drivers than ever on the road today. Understandably, the question of whether people should continue to drive well into old age is a contentious one....