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8. Remember skin care. Skin infections are one of the most common infections in the elderly and a primary reason proper senior hygiene is so important. Skin becomes more sensitive with age and a ...
Caregivers need to be conscious of actions and behaviors that cause older adults to become dependent on them and need to allow older patients to maintain as much independence as possible. Providing information to the older patient on why it is important to perform self-care may allow them to see the benefit in performing self-care independently.
Aug. 25—(Family Features) Survivors of heart attacks or strokes may have additional health and personal care needs, often relying on a family member or close friend to help. While caregivers ...
Getting an appropriate amount of sleep each night is a form of self-care. Chronic illness (a health condition that is persistent and long lasting, often impacts one's whole life, e.g., heart failure, diabetes, high blood pressure) requires behaviors that control the illness, decrease symptoms, and improve survival such as medication adherence and symptom monitoring.
The Caregiver's Emotional Survival Guide (ISBN 978-1545497159) Transforming Your Life Through Self-Care: A Guide to Tapping into Your Deep Beauty and Inner Worth (ISBN 978-1538120842) Amazing Grace: How My Father Taught Me to Rejoice in the Word of Our Father (ISBN 978-0-578-78322-2) The Caregiver's Companion (2nd Ed.)
Caregivers should respect a senior’s personal care preferences. Loss of independence can be stressful to elderly, so caregivers should respect a senior’s wishes as much as possible. Seek help ...
The Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH) II intervention [16] was a randomized clinical trial that provided self-care educational information and training on self-care skills, tailored to each caregiver's needs, to the intervention group, or a basic health information packet and two non-educational phone calls to the ...
Moms- and dads-to-be learn about breastfeeding, newborn care, self-care and more. Led by registered nurses. STROKE SURVIVOR AND CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP: 11:30 a.m. July 20. Via Zoom. Free ...