Caregiving: Understanding the Needs
Following are some great reminders that originally appeared in Take Care - A handbook for families caring for older adults...
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Caring for a Wandering Alzheimer's Patient
Wandering around the house may be irritating to the caregiver, but not necessarily unsafe for the patient. In this case, you may need to adjust your anxiety level about wandering. Two characteristic precursors to wandering are restlessness and disorientation. Redirecting behaviors, distracting, orienting, and encouraging physical exercise therefore, serve to reduce the incidence of wandering. Some suggestions are...
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Home Support Services in British Columbia
Home Support Services are services, which help to support the client’s independence in their own home. These services are non-medical in nature such as meal preparation/delivery, homemaking, home maintenance, transportation, security checks and friendly visiting, among others.
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