The Knowledge for Caregivers Podcast will provide practical tips from a geriatric nurse's perspective on how to help your aged love one. The world is experiencing an explosion of people living longer. At some point though, an aged person begins to need help. Most of that help is provided by family members.
Family members usually begin a steep learning curve on how to help their aged loved ones. Every week I will provide practical tips that I use with my own family to help you navigate the care giving role.
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The Knowledge for Caregivers Podcast will provide practical tips from a geriatric nurse's perspective on how to help your aged love one. The world is experiencing an explosion of people living longer. At some point though, an aged person begins to need help. Most of that help is provided by family members.
Family members usually begin a steep learning curve on how to help their aged loved ones. Every week I will provide practical tips that I use with my own family to help you navigate the care giving role.
Katherine Cocks stresses the significance of data collection and documentation in collaborating with doctors for accurate diagnosis. She encourages caregivers to track symptoms like headaches using tools like headache calendars and to share this information with doctors to inform their decisions. Caregivers can help doctors make more informed diagnoses and develop effective treatment plans by keeping accurate records.
Caregiving for a family member can take a physical and emotional toll. It is important to learn how to split the load to protect caregivers emotional and physical health.
This is the first of a series of episodes that deals with what are some first steps family members should take to assist someone with dementia. This episode focuses on safety.
Many times elderly spouses become a caregiver and the task becomes overwhelming and it is time to look at alternate living situations. Spouses then have to make the difficult decision to move one spouse into a facility.
Jayne Haggen shares her journey of being a caregiver of her husband for the past twenty years. She explains how they deal with independence, managing medical care and taking care of herself.
Learn from Daniel Elliot an occupational therapy as he talks about home modifications that can make homes safer for individuals with physical limitations.
The Knowledge for Caregivers Podcast will provide practical tips from a geriatric nurse's perspective on how to help your aged love one. The world is experiencing an explosion of people living longer. At some point though, an aged person begins to need help. Most of that help is provided by family members.
Family members usually begin a steep learning curve on how to help their aged loved ones. Every week I will provide practical tips that I use with my own family to help you navigate the care giving role.
