Home Care Questions
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FAQ: How Do You Fire a Personal Assistant?
If you have a care manager on the case, let him or her handle it. Care managers do the matching and hiring, and if any problems arise, the care manager should handle them. A good care manger might be able to step in and fix the root issue, for example, before resorting to firing. -
What can be done to help my mom's diarrhea?
Reading your letter, I have numerous thoughts about your mother's problem. You do not really say why you are worried about your mother's diarrhea. So, is she really having true diarrhea, which are watery stools, or are her stools just soft and runny? Is this causing her to have accidents (is she incontinent of bowels)... -
FAQ: What's the Difference Between a Personal Aide and a Home Health Aide?
The main difference between a personal aide and a home health aide is in the level of medical care they provide. Although personal aides typically have home health aide certification (which involves competing a 76-hour, nurse-supervised training program), they provide mostly personal care -- such as bathing, grooming, and dressing... -
How can I find someone to cut my father's hair at home?
If I want to find someone to cut hair in an elder's home, I ask barbers or hair stylists (in the neighborhood)if they are willing to do it. Most charge more than the price of a hair cut to make up for the extra time. Over the years I found several kind hair dressers who like to work on frail, older people... -
Is it time to switch my friend's in-home care provider?
Changing home care providers is difficult on all levels. This work is not like working on an assembly line. Caring for old people is the front line of compassion. But it is hard to serve with loving kindness when you have so many issues of your own to work out. So how a business is structured is all important... -
How should I prepare for my mother's return home from the hospital?
This may be the time to make the decision to leave your mother at the nursing home, if they have long term care. Your mother may have adjusted to living there, and the return to your home will require another transition. For people with Alzheimer's, structure is very important; their environment and the daily routine need to be consistent... -
FAQ: What Do I Do if the Night Aide Keeps Falling Asleep?
If someone you hired to be a night shift aide keeps falling asleep, that's not a good sign. I'd start watching other aspects of his or her behavior more closely. -
FAQ: What's the Difference Between an Elder Companion and a Personal Aide?
Although people often use the terms interchangeably, there's a difference between an elder companion and a personal aide in terms of both responsibilities and training. -
FAQ: What's the Best Way to Keep My Loved One From Falling out of Bed?
Start by trying to figure out why the falling is happening. Is the person rolling out of bed, or getting up and then falling? -
FAQ: What Should I Look for When Choosing an In-Home Care Agency?
When you're looking at in-home care agencies, start by looking into whether there's thoughtful supervision of the caregiving staff. If the person you're caring for has medical issues, for example, there should be nursing oversight of some sort -- someone available for the staff to call with questions... -
FAQ: What Should I Ask a Personal Care Assistant in an Interview?
When you're interviewing a possible personal care assistant, start with simple questions about a candidate's background and experience. Ask her where she's worked and what her work history has been like. What were her best and worst work experiences, and why? -
FAQ: Can I Choose My Home Healthcare Provider?
Usually, yes. Your treating physician or the hospital or nursing facility where you're a patient will probably refer a particular home healthcare agency. But if you know a different agency you'd prefer or are dissatisfied with the agency your doctor or hospital chooses (or with the particular nurses... -
How do I show my elderly father how to use a bedpan?
First of all, let him know what you're going to do. Just say, "Dad, I'm going to put a bedpan underneath you," and cue him verbally step by step. Assuming he's lying on his back, ask him to try to bend both knees up, if he can, and have him lift his hips off the bed to enable you to move an absorbent... -
When a good in-home caregiver loses enthusiasm, how can I get her back on board?
You're doing the right thing by asking your parent's in-home caregiver how she feels. Being honest and direct is the best way to encourage a caregiver to be the same way with you. -
How do I help my mother, who is being physically threatened by my father and refuses help?
Thanks for sharing your concerns. I'm a big advocate of paying attention to our instincts, and yours are telling you that your parents need help. How lucky they are to have you watching out for them. First of all, if you think your father is physically or emotionally abusing your mother, you should seek immediate help... -
What is the best way to make the transition from home care to a long term care facility?
Remember that transitions are sensitive times. Accidents can occur or feelings can be hurt. Go slowly and be gentle. -
How can I convince my wife to bathe?
It is strange how we are sometimes just stopped in our tracks. For a time there is nothing to do but live with a wife who is less than hygenic. -
How do we deal with my mother who refuses to seek medical attention?
If your mother refuses to seek medical attention after she falls, perhaps she would be willing to talk about how to reduce her risk of falling. It’s been my experience that fiercely independent seniors are easily engaged in talks about preventative measures because prevention is in perfect allignmenent... -
My mother isn't getting the care she needs, is there an agency I can contact?
Most in home care conflicts result from misunderstandings of what is wanted and what is needed. When a person is concerned about the conflicts because they feel that there is the intentional withholding of essential care or service, contacting Adult Protective Services is appropriate... -
How can I help improve the life of my grandmother with dementia?
Improving the life of a person with dementia is a challenging yet noble task.
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