Dementia – Good Caregiver – Bad Caregiver

Okay, so you’re your Mom’s caregiver. Or your Dad’s. Or your Grandma’s. And, though you’re a bit scared, you’re going to do your best.Wonderful! But have you chosen the right best to do? Are your choices even possible? Let’s take a look, shall we?Your Five Best Bests: 1. You are going to fight back your [...]

Caregiver Stress – 6 Tips to Avoid Burning Out

Taking care of an elderly parent can be a Jekyll and Hyde experience for family caregivers.On the one hand providing care to an aging parent can be very rewarding. It brings the caregiver adult child and their parent closer together. On the other hand, increasing responsibilities ramp up caregiver stress and heightens tension within the [...]

Caregiver Traits

The caregiver must possess some basic traits to excel in this field of endeavor, which mainly requires good patient care and communication skills in order to understand effectively the patient’s needs. Knowledge of first aid including administering of CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation), observance of hygiene and of course proper hospital procedures is necessary.
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