Your Changing Role, Patty Hedrick, RN, @PKHedrick, North Star Elder Care:"Many family members comment that caring for an aging parent feels like a "role reversal." They have become the parent and their parent is the child. There certainly may be similarities in terms of your parent's dependence upon you.
You are likely to run into problems, however, if you try to assume a parental role. Even persons with severe memory loss remember years of independence. They do not respond well to being shut out of decisions or told what to do. Like any adult, they want to be respected."
Patty Hedrick, RN, BSN, BA, CRRN, CCM, CLCP
North Star Elder Care
222 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Suite 2000
El Segundo, CA 90245
310-335-2006, or toll-free at (800) 385-NSEC (6732)
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Monday, June 20, 2011
Most Baby Boomers are Unprepared to Care For Aging Parents | The Intentional Caregiver
Yesterday, I was fortunate to be able to interview Mr. Jeff Huber, President of Home Instead Senior Care, the largest
provider of in-home care services for seniors in the world and was the first company to offer franchise opportunities.
Most professionals involved with eldercare are aware that adult children are not prepared to care for their parents when they receive “that call” that throws them into the caregiving role. But the Home Instead Senior Care network wanted to learn more about that and so in conjunction with The Boomer Project, a study of 600 baby boomer aged adults was conducted.
The results surprised me:
- Less than 50% were knowledgeable about their parents’ medical history
- 49% were unable to name any of their parents’ current medications
- More than 30% did not know just how many medications their parent(s) was taking
Thank you Shelley for bringing attention to this critical topic. It is a phone call we will each be getting eventually. It is much better to be prepared.
Click on the "VIA" link to read the full article.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Many paid caregivers lack health literacy skills :: May 4, 2011 ... American Medical News
More than a third of the people paid to care for seniors are not health literate, and 60% wrongly interpret the instructions on prescription labels, a study says.
Caregivers often are hired by families to help care for seniors with cognitive loss, dementia or Alzheimer's disease and who have trouble performing daily activities such as toileting, bathing, cooking and shopping. This makes it especially important that caregivers have the ability to understand health-related instructions, said Lee A. Lindquist, MD, MPH, lead author of the study published in May's Journal of General Internal Medicine (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21161420/).
Caregivers' poor health literacy skills can affect patient care, said Dr. Lindquist, a geriatrician at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
via ama-assn.org
See also:
Death By Handwriting, By Maureen Glabman, Trustee Magazine :"Most Americans don't receive any formal handwriting instruction beyond the third grade, so how we learned to write then is more or less what we are stuck with for the rest of our lives. It's a worn joke that when someone writes poorly, we tell him he could be a doctor. But a medical error due to misinterpretation of illegible writing is no laughing matter--and for physicians it is a major threat to patient safety. The Joint Commission does not know precisely how often hospitals are reproached for handwriting deficiencies, but the problem is believed to be substantial. "The Joint Commission almost always finds instances where handwriting is of poor quality," says Peter Angood, M.D., JCAHO vice president and chief patient safety officer. The standard that encompasses handwriting legibility also includes stipulations that medical records be dated, that patients be identified and that diagnoses are supported, among other requirements, so it is difficult to sort out individual deficiencies."
http://www.trusteemag.com/trusteemag_app/jsp/articledisplay.jsp?dcrpath=TRUST.../PubsNewsArticleGen/data/2005/0510TRU_FEA_Handwriting
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Sunday, May 15, 2011
Care Givers, Caregiving, Nursing Homes & Long Term Care
ShareThis See also:
Caregivers, http://www.nursefriendly.com/caregivers/ Chronic Care Nurses Disability Services Nurses Geriatrics Nurses Home Health Nurses Hospice, Palliative Care, End of Life, Dying, Death, http://www.nursefriendly.com/hospice/ Hospitals Long Term Care Nurses Nursing Home Organ & Tissue Donation Physical Rehabilitation Nurses New!
AgingInfoUSA:"Sue Salach-Cutler has worked in the geriatric healthcare field for close to 20 years and is the Author of "Along Comes Grandpa", a caregiving resource guide, and the novel "If I Walked in Her Shoes" (http://www.AlongComesGrandpa.com). As a National Speaker, Sue utilizes her personal and professional experiences to educate and empower professionals on the work/life affects of caregiving. ;As CEO of AgingInfoUSA she partners with companies to evaluate the cost of employee caregiving on their bottom line and implement cost effective solutions. Sue was the 2010 recipient of the YWCA Marguerite Henry Leadership Award for Communications/Technology and the Influential Women in Business Award from the Business Ledger and NAWBO. AgingInfoUSA received the 2010 Excellence in Business Award from the Business Ledger and was nominated for the Chicago Innovation Award."
651 S. Sutton Road - Suite 204
Streamwood, IL 60107
call: 847-630-0381
fax: 630-889-9886
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AgingInfoUSA
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/suesalach
Twitter: http://twitter.com/susanavello
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/aginginfousa
http://www.aginginfousa.com/Categories: Care Givers, Facebook/, Geriatric Resources, Geriatric Nurses, LinkedIn, Long Term Care (LTC), Twitter, Youtube
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Humobile: A Caregiver's Guide to the Human Mechanical Machine by Dolores M. Monahan:"Humobile is a book designed to assist a person/family (especially babyboomers) with a sick or injured loved one at home, especially if they do not have any family to help or lack basic nursing/healthcare knowledge and skills. It is also designed to assist home health aides, nursing aides, assistant living aides, nursing students, medical assistants, or even seasoned medical or preventaive health care practitioners with the activities of daily living for the person who they are taking care of. In other words, it gives the "why" behind the "what" you are doing for the home patient and shows you how to "safely" take care of yourself and your loved one or home patient. It is written in simple terminology, which leads to easy reading and understanding. It describes the correlationship between a human body and an automobile in relationship to being "good working mechanical machines or run down old jalopies." ******************************************************Nurses House, A National Fund For Nurses in Need:"Nurses House is the only national charitable foundation dedicated to helping nurses in need - regardless of race, color, creed or gender, in all 50 states. The much needed work of our voluntary organization has been supported by the generous contributions of nurses, and by the friends and families of nurses, who recognize that sometimes those who spend their lives caring for others need to be cared for too."
Nurses House 2113 Western Avenue, Suite 2 Guilderland, NY 12084-9559 or call (518) 456-7858 Fax (518) 452-3760. Email: mail@nurseshouse.org
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Caregiver's Beacon newsletter:"The Caregiver's Beacon newsletter is a free service to family caregivers. It is formerly known as The ElderCare Beacon and Keepin' Up With ALZwell. Simply enter your e-mail address in the box and click "Subscribe." Twice each month we will send you a supportive and informative newsletter that includes feature articles, caregiving tips, book reviews, hot topics, community updates and our chat schedule."
http://www.ec-online.net/Knowledge/Newsletters/subscribe.htm******************************************************
The Caregiver's Handbook:"This Caregiver's Handbook was developed and produced in booklet form by The Caregiver Education and Support Services, Seniors Counseling and Training Case Management Services of the San Diego County Mental Health Services; Robert Torres-Stanovik, LCSW, Editor."
http://www.biostat.wustl.edu/ALZHEIMER/care.html******************************************************
ceus-r-ez.comHello, and welcome to ceus-r-ez.com! This site is designed to help long-term care administrators, assisted-living administrators and managers, certified nursing assistants, personal care assistants, group-home caregivers, and residential aides obtain continuing education units easily and inexpensively."
http://www.ceus-r-ez.com/This Link is located on our Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) section: http://www.nursefriendly.com/cna/
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CNA's Certified Nursing Assistants, MSN Groups.com:"Welcome all Cna's/Caregivers and any one in Geriatrics."
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CNA FORUM Frequently Asked Questions/ Making Change Count
http://www.network54.com/Forum/11252?achk=1This Link is located on our Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) section: http://www.nursefriendly.com/cna/
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The Dark Side Of Caring: Challenges Of Caregiving:"The meaning of disability on perception of self-worth as a nurse was identified through this qualitative study of disabled registered nurses. A metaphor emerged depicting the phenomena of the lived experience of disabled nurses. The results indicate that by creating a caring environment, nurse administrators can encourage disabled RNs to return to nursing practice."
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Direct Care Alliance:"Nationwide, we face a critical shortage of high-quality direct-care workers — home health aides, certified nursing assistants, and personal care attendants — who can meet the needs of our country's long-term care consumers — people who are elderly, chronically ill, or living with disabilities. Direct-care workers provide the vast majority of hands-on care within our long-term care health system. Consumers rely on these workers to provide them with comfort, companionship, and care in an atmosphere that preserves their dignity and well-being. As a result, consumers consistently cite the quality of their relationship with their paraprofessional workers as a primary determinant of their quality of life."
Direct Care Alliance
c/o Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
349 East 149th Street, 10th Floor- Bronx, NY 10451
Phone: 718.402.7766 - Fax: 718.585.6852
email: info@directcarealliance.org
http://www.directcarealliance.org/Related Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) section: http://www.nursefriendly.com/cna/
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ElderCare Online:"ElderCare Online is a beacon for people caring for aging loved ones. Whether you are caring for a spouse, parent, relative or neighbor, we are committed to providing an online community where supportive peers and professionals help you improve quality of life for yourself and your elder."
http://www.ec-online.net/Related Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) section: http://www.nursefriendly.com/cna/
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Free Eldercare Guide for Seniors, Older Adults, Caregivers:"the national, comprehensive guide for older adults and caregivers. Information on this site identifies your local options for senior living facilities - including Assisted Living, Residential Care, Retirement Communities, Skilled Nursing, Alzheimer, Hospice and Adult Day Care facilities; local options for senior insurance, healthcare discount cards (coming soon), other frequently needed health and professional services such as legal and financial, mental health, home health, and geriatric care management. Click here for descriptive and status information about our Directories."
http://www.senioroptions.com/******************************************************
Institute for Caregiver Education:
Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly
100 North 17th Street, Suite 600 Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 545-5728 phone (215) 545-5372 fax
http://www.caregivereducation.org/Related Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) section: http://www.nursefriendly.com/cna/
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Alzwell Alzheimer's Caregivers Page For Dealing With Dementia, Memory Impairment, Alzheimers Disease And Caregiving Issues For The Elderly:"Alzheimer's Caregivers Page. Includes Resources, Reader Contributed Stories, Tips, Q and A, a Virtual Memorial, Interactive Links and more - located in El Dorado County."
http://www.alzwell.com/******************************************************
Coalition of Women in Long Term Care (COWL):"Long term healthcare (LTC) is, in many respects, a women's issue. Women comprise 75% of the nursing home resident population, 97% of professional long term caregivers and the vast majority of family members caring for relatives at home. This demographic reality gives rise to a lot of issues, from healthcare delivery to pay equity and fringe benefits. Ironically, but not surprisingly, the majority of leadership and policy-making positions, both in long term care and in government, are occupied by men. The question becomes: How can we bring women's unique perspectives and situations, as they pertain to long term care, to the full attention of the board rooms, the legislatures, and the executive agencies of the government?"
P.O. Box 2789
Lebanon, TN 37088-2789
Phone: 615-444-1836 Fax: 615-444-0366
Webmaster: WebMaster@COWL.Org
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Caregiving:"Caregiving Online offers you access to the support, information and resources you need when you care for an aging relative. The web site is an off-shoot of Caregiving newsletter, a monthly print publication.
http://www.caregiving.com/******************************************************
Children of Aging Parents:"Children of Aging Parents is a non-profit, charitable organization with a national mission to assist the caregivers of the elderly with reliable information, referrals, and support and to heighten public awareness that the health of family caregivers is essential to ensure quality care of the nation's growing elderly population."
Children of Aging Parents
P.O. Box 167
Richboro, PA 18954
http://www.caps4caregivers.org/******************************************************
ElderWeb Online Eldercare Sourcebook:"This award-winning site is the oldest and largest eldercare sourcebook on the Web. It is a research site for professionals and family members, with over 4,500 links to eldercare and long term care information on legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, as well as policy, research, and statistics."
http://www.elderweb.com/******************************************************
Family Caregiver Alliance:
690 Market Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94104. Phone (415) 434 3388 Fax (415) 434 3508 info@caregiver.org
http://www.caregiver.org/******************************************************
National Association of Geriatric Nursing Assistants:"The National Association of Geriatric Nursing Assistants was formally established in 1995 by former certified nursing assistants Lori Porter and Lisa Cantrell. Initially working as CNAs, both moved up the nursing home management ladder, Lori eventually becoming a licensed nursing home administrator and Lisa a director of nursing. Throughout their careers, they remained focused on their years as CNAs, realizing that nursing assistants are both the backbone and the heart and soul of the nursing home profession."
National Association of Geriatric Nursing Assistants
2709 West 13th Street Joplin, Missouri 64801
Phone: 417-623-6049 • 800-784-6049 Fax: 417-623-2230
Email: info@nagna.org
http://www.nagna.org/Categories: Alzheimers Disease, Dementia & Senility, http://www.4nursing.com/alzheimers/
Associations, Organizations, Patient Education, Healthcare, Medical, http://www.4nursing.com/healthcare
Care Givers, Caregiving, http://www.nursefriendly.com/caregivers/
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Geriatrics Nurses, http://www.nursefriendly.com/geriatric/
Hospice, Death, Dying, End of Life, Palliative Care, http://www.4nursing.com/hospice/
Long Term Care Nurses, http://www.nursefriendly.com/ltc/
Missouri Nurses, http://www.4nursing.com/missouri/
Private Duty Nursing, http://www.nursefriendly.com/private/****************************************************
National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA):"NFCA is the only national, charitable organization dedicated to making life better for all of America's family caregivers. There are more than 25 million people who find themselves in a caregiving role. And the numbers are growing daily. Family caregivers focus on their loved one's needs. NFCA focuses on family caregivers.
Call Our Number for Relief! between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time 1-800-7 RELIEF 1-800-773-5433
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National Respite Locator Service:"Respite, a break for caregivers and families, is a service in which temporary care is provided to children with disabilities, or chronic or terminal illnesses, and to children at risk of abuse and neglect. Respite can occur in out-of-home and in-home settings for any length of time depending on the needs of the family and available resources. (Many of the programs listed here also serve adults.)"
http://www.respitelocator.org/******************************************************
Seniors-Site.com -- for adults 50+ (senior citizens) their children & caregivers:"Seniors-site is dedicated to provide a unique, informative, interesting, and entertaining website for seniors and encourage their participation. The site also promotes products and services important to senior citizens."
http://seniors-site.com/******************************************************
See also: Nov. 26, 2002: North Carolina: Who cares about caregiving? It's not a disease or disability. It's the future of health care:"Today it isn't bad enough that our society marginalizes our elders. Caregiving itself is treated as a disease or disability, and the caregiver is often alienated, neglected and even shunned. It's been my experience that most people don't want to get too close to a caregiver on a regular basis. Much of our lives is not our own, and we are forced to decide which relationships, social engagements and interests to sustain and which to drop. And, let's face it, sometimes we are too exhausted or depressed to be fun company."
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/4606546.htm******************************************************
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- Caregivers Advisory Panel giving a voice to the caregiver...
- Giving a voice to the caregiver, caregivers, home care, home health, aging, eldercare, elder care, older adults, seniors, and Alzheimer's disease caregivers. ...
http://www.caregiversadvisorypanel.com
Empire Homecare Resources, Inc.:"Empire HomeCare Resources is a senior health care planning and support service for those of you who are facing real concerns regarding a disability, illness, injury, or other health problem which needs to be addressed. We focus on education, support, and training for seniors, family, caregivers, and the disabled so that a long term illness or chronic health condition will be as comfortable, and stressless as possible."
1558 Knoll Circle Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93103
http://www.empirehealthstore.com/******************************************************
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Alzheimer's Caregivers Need Care Too - MSN Health - Aging Well
The growing number of people with Alzheimer's disease in the United States means that more people are becoming caregivers, a responsibility that health experts warn can pose risks to body and mind.
But caregivers can take various steps to protect their health, says Rebecca Axline, a clinical social worker at the Nantz National Alzheimer Center in Houston.
To keep stress in check, for instance, she emphasizes the need to find time and ways to reenergize, to keep meaningful things in your life and to remain social and participate in your favorite activities.
Axline also offered communication techniques that can help reduce caregivers' stress and frustration:
- Always identify yourself and call the person you're caring for by name.
- Talk slowly and clearly. Use short sentences and break down instructions into steps.
via health.msn.com
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Monday, April 18, 2011
Top Ten Things You Should (and Shouldn't) Say to The Parent of an Autistic Child
If you're the parent or caregiver of a child on the autism spectrum, Autism Awareness Month is not for you. You are already aware of autism. Like, really, really aware. Aware that you need another cup of coffee, a Xanax, and possibly an advanced degee in Education Law.Autism Awareness Month is for everyone else. To help out, here's my Top Ten Things You Should (and Shouldn't) Say to The Parent of an Autistic Child.
10. DON'T SAY: "Wow, your son is great at math. He's just like Rain Man."
DO SAY: "Wow, your son is great at math."
9. DON'T SAY: "He should probably be in a special class, so other kids won't make fun of him."DO SAY: "We should probably be teaching our children more empathy."
8. DON'T SAY: "You should try giving your kid more discipline."DO SAY: "You should try these brownies I made for you."
7. DON'T SAY: "Wow, your kids all seem to have a lot of problems. Have you ever heard of Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome?"DO SAY: "Wow, you're really on top of things for your kids. It must be hard, but it seems like you're doing a great job."
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
A Good Death | What is a Good Death? | Getting Affairs in Order
Practical ways to help to ensure a "good death"
Poets, professors, priests, and plain folks all opine about what makes a "good death." In truth, deaths are nearly as unique as the lives that came before them -- shaped by the attitudes, physical conditions, medical treatments, and mix of people involved.
Still, many have pointed to a few common factors that can help a death seem good -- and even inspiring -- as opposed to frightening, sad, or tortuous. By most standards, a good death is one in which a person dies on his own terms, relatively free from pain, in a supported and dignified setting. Other things to consider:
Having affairs in order
Not everyone has the luxury of planning for death. But those who take the time and make the effort to think about their deaths during life and plan for some of the details of their final care and comfort are more apt to retain some control and say-so in their final months and days of life.
Legal specifics of such planning can include taking steps to get affairs in order by:
Having an estate plan, with a will, trust, or other arrangement that sets out who gets property and how it should be divided.
Specifying final medical care in an advance directive.
Indicating preferences for a funeral or memorial service. Psychological preparation includes talking about an impending death with caregivers, family members, and others.
Controlling pain and discomfort
Most Americans say they would prefer to die at home, according to recent polls. Yet the reality is that three-quarters of the population dies in some sort of medical institution, many of them after spending time in an intensive care unit.
As life expectancies increase, more people are becoming proactive. A growing number of aging patients are choosing not to have life-prolonging treatments that might ultimately increase pain and suffering -- such as invasive surgery or dialysis -- and deciding instead to have comfort or palliative care through hospice in their final days.
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Friday, April 15, 2011
Institute of Gerontology - Promoting successful aging in Detroit and beyond
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Sunday, April 10, 2011
Dealing with Death and Dying | Myths of Coping with Death | Caring.com
By Paula Spencer, Caring.com senior editor
People often adhere to a code of conduct about the end of life that's just not rooted in common sense or reality -- especially when it comes to how to talk to someone who's dying, in their final days or hours. Hospice nurse Maggie Callanan, who has attended more than 2,000 deaths, wrote her book Final Journeys: A Practical Guide for Bringing Care and Comfort at the End of Life in order to take on these myths:
Myth: Don't cry in front of the dying.
They know you're sad. Having the courage to bare your emotions gives the dying person permission to be candid about his or her own feelings. Your tears are evidence of your love. And they can also be a relief to the person, telegraphing that you understand what's happening.Myth: Keep the children away.
People often steer kids away from death so they'll remember the person in a good light and not be frightened. But most kids do well with simple explanations of what's happening; facts are usually less scary than their vivid imaginations. By cordoning off a child from a natural part of life, you also deprive the dying person of a beloved, comforting presence.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Accountable Care Organizations: Improving Care Coordination for People with Medicare | HealthCare.gov
The Affordable Care Act includes a number of policies to help physicians, hospitals, and other caregivers improve the safety and quality of patient care and make health care more affordable. By focusing on the needs of patients and linking payments to outcomes, these delivery system reforms will help improve the health of individuals and communities and slow cost growth.
On March 31, 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released proposed new rules to help doctors, hospitals, and other providers better coordinate care for Medicare patients through Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). ACOs create incentives for health care providers to work together to treat an individual patient across care settings – including doctor’s offices, hospitals, and long-term care facilities. The Medicare Shared Savings Program will reward ACOs that lower growth in health care costs while meeting performance standards on quality of care and putting patients first. Patient and provider participation in an ACO is purely voluntary.
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Sunday, April 3, 2011
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@theyoganurse Crystal Coast, North CarolinaCreator of Yoga Nursing® Bringing Consciousness to Health Care.Nurturing Caregiver Entrepreneurs to Give Sacred Service & Heal the Planet.Love to Enlighten-UP!»
theyoganurse Annette Tersigni RN@MrsdcsRN the heart of nursing is love., yoga nursing nurtures that heart. Thank you sweet nursing sister. xoxo
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Friday, April 1, 2011
‘A True Art’: Strategies for Feeding Patients with Dementia-Registered Nursing Blog – Info for Nurses
Feeding difficulties in people with dementia are common, but the way such difficulties manifest can vary widely, and there is no single, one-size-fits-all solution. Nurse researchers Chia-Chi Chang and Beverly L. Roberts open their April CE article, “Strategies for Feeding Patients with Dementia,” with some disturbing statistics that make clear the scope of the problem:
People with dementia constitute roughly 25% of hospital patients ages 65 and older and 47% of nursing home residents. And more than half of them lose some ability to feed themselves, which puts them at high risk for inadequate food intake and malnutrition. Patients who are unable to eat independently must rely on caregivers to assist them . . . Unfortunately, caregivers may be unable to identify the various types of feeding problems that accompany dementia or unaware of the feeding practices required to address them.
In an earlier literature review published in the Journal of Clinical Nursing, Chang and Roberts evaluated three tools used to assess feeding difficulties in people with dementia, then created a conceptual model depicting such difficulties, contributing factors, and outcomes. Now, in this CE article, the authors take their work a step further. They describe a range of assessment and intervention practices, matched to specific feeding difficulties and observed behaviors, that caregivers can try. For example:
- if a patient refuses or displays an aversion toward food, as evidenced by pushing the feeder or the food away, spitting out food, or refusing to open her or his mouth,
- then strategies might include feeding the patient at another time, seeking help from another nurse or nursing assistant, offering verbal encouragement, sitting down and making eye contact with the patient, and offering familiar foods.
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
My neighbor depends more on me for care than on her own family. Caring.com
By Carol O'Dell, Caring.com Contributing Writer
Last updated: March 30, 2011My neighbor depends more on me for care than on her own family.
By Carol O'Dell, Caring.com Contributing Writer
My neighbor and I are both widows and have enjoyed several years of going out to dinner, sharing errands, and even taking a few weekend trips. Last fall she got lung cancer, which has spread. Since her daughter lives two hours away, I took it on myself to check on her daily, provide some meals, and even take her to chemotherapy and other appointments. I was glad to do this -- that's what friends and neighbors should do.
But it's now become a full-time job, and I have my own health concerns. My neighbor is starting to treat me differently, expecting that I take her places and getting upset if I have other plans. I've hinted to the daughter that I can't take on this much care. But now I feel stuck -- and guilty for not doing more.
How do I get her daughter to provide the care that family should give, so that I can go back to being a good neighbor and friend?
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Primary Caregiver Tips for Organizing Family and Friends | Caring.com
By Kate Rauch, Caring.com senior editor
Organizing family and friends for caregiving
From holding family planning meetings to running your own blog or website, you can do a variety of things to enlist the support of friends and family -- and keep them informed -- when you're a primary caregiver.
Yet it's not easy managing people, and this is essentially what you're being called on to do -- on top of managing someone's care. Volunteer helpers need coordination and follow-up, as well as updates on how the person in your care is doing. So how can you keep this blessing from becoming a burden? Here are some suggestions that have worked for other families and friends of patients.
Hold a meeting
- A good starting place for organizing care is with the person's family, his close friends, or both. Consult with the person you're caring for about the idea as much as possible, including whom to invite. The goal is to gather those close to him together to review the person's situation and needs, listen to his wishes, and hash out a care plan. (Sometimes the best support group isn't made up of relatives but of friends or a mix of family, friends, and service providers.) It helps to have an agenda and someone in charge. What you're after is a rough outline of who can do what, when, and for how long. This will give you a sense of other resources you'll need to tap, including other friends or paid help such as a visiting nurse, personal care attendant, money management service, or geriatric care manager.
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Top 100 Senior & Boomer Blogs & Websites | Seniors For Living
Google returns 1,330,000 results when you type in “blogs about seniors” and 3,890,000 for “websites about seniors.” Of course, not all of these results are legitimate, useful, or applicable destinations for those seeking issues of interest about seniors, but even if half of them are, can we say information overload?
So here’s an updated version of our first Top 100 Senior and Boomer Blogs and Websites, to help you stay up-to-date on the latest advances in boomer blogs and senior sites spanning a colossal range of topics. Peruse and use this new list as your hitchhiker’s guide to the most interesting, engaging, helpful, and heartwarming offerings in the virtual galaxy today.
Travel
Born to roam? These sites offer tempting travel options for the mature trekker…1. The Roaming Boomers – David & Carol Porter’s attractive “online travel magazine” includes a blog, information on national parks, product reviews and much more.
2. Gypsy Nester – I love David & Veronica’s quirky and hilarious take on life after children. These self-proclaimed GypsyNesters are “rocking the empty nest” and loving every minute of it.
3. Road Scholar – Formerly called Elderhostel, the Road Scholar site presents “adventures in lifelong learning” to those thirsty for travel in the golden years.
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