NEUROTRAUMA

Tips for Informal Caregivers

(excerpts from the National Family Caregivers Association)

Select from any of the topics below:

• Choosing to Take Charge

• Defining the Help You Need

• Telephone Tips and Techniques That Can Help

• 10 Tips for Family Caregivers

• A Home Healthcare Primer

• Caregiver Self-Advocacy: Four Messages to Live By

• Case Management Techniquest You Can Use

• How to Communicate Your Loved One's Symptoms During a Crisis

• How to Communicate Your Loved One's Symptoms regarding Overall Well Being, Pain and More

• Checklists to Help You Make the Most of Healthcare Encounters

• When Your Loved One is Hospitalized

Personal Care Skills for the Informal Provider.

(former excerpts from the Pennsylvania Department of Aging)

Select from any of the topics below:

• Signs and Symptoms

• How to Give Personal Care - Bedridden Person

• Body Mechanics and Lifting

• Elimination of Body Waste

• Re-establishing Bowel and Bladder Routine

• Ostomy Care

• Infection and Contamination

• Bathing and Grooming

• Prevent Pressure Sores

• Shampoo in Bed

• Special Foot Care

• Shaving A Man with a Safety Razor

• Give a Back Rub

• Mouth Care

• Making Occupied Bed

• Getting Out Of Bed

• Helping Person To Walk

• Caring For Ambulatory Older Adult

• Good Nutrition

• Vegetables and Fruits

• Nutritional Problems of the Aged

• Feeding Others

• Modified Diets

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