It’s frustrating to see your senior struggle with something or to need help from you or from others and to have her turn down that help whenever you offer it. There might be valid reasons for her to do this, but it’s still frustrating. Elderly Care Toledo OH - What about When Your Senior Doesn’t Want Any Help? Look Behind What She’s Saying When your elderly family member turns down help that you’re offering, there can be a lot of layers to [...]
Being an STNA means that you’re taking care of several patients at a time. You’ll do that every shift, every day that you work. That can start to add up to a lot of people you’re taking care of in a short amount of time. You need to make sure that one of the people you’re caring for is yourself. Caregiver Sandusky OH - Four Self-care Tips for STNAs Proper Hygiene Protects You and Your Patients During your training, you learn a [...]
Becoming a nurse is incredibly rewarding and there are so many different options for employment. One-on-one settings where nurses visit their patients at home are just as necessary as ER nurses in a major hospital. One thing that all nurses have in common is that they’re all potentially susceptible to something called burnout. Medical Staffing Fremont OH - You Could Help Your Staff Avoid Nursing Burnout What Is Nursing Burnout? Nursing burnout involves nurses becoming emotionally, mentally, and physically worn out by [...]
When you offer help to your senior and she turns you down over and over, that gets upsetting. It can help to understand what might be behind that refusal so that you can correct any misconceptions. Elderly Care Sylvania OH - Why Your Senior Does Not Want Your Help She Really Believes She’s Doing Fine Believe it or not, your elderly family member may honestly see herself as doing quite fine on her own. She may realize that she’s facing some challenges, [...]
Once your senior’s living situation no longer works for her, you might already have some suggestions for her. But if she’s not ready to move just yet and she still isn’t okay on her own, you may need to make other changes. Here are some of the signs that you at least need to talk with her. Elder Care Marion OH - How to Tell Your Senior’s Living Situation Doesn’t Work for Her Anymore Her Safety Is Compromised Your elder’s safety is one [...]
Anxiety might not have been a problem for your senior in the past, but many aging adults do develop issues with anxiety. Understanding a little about anxiety and what it looks like can help you to be there for your senior as she deals with it. Homecare Sylvania OH - What Anxiety Might Look Like for Your Senior There Doesn’t Have to Be a “Reason” One of the biggest misconceptions about anxiety in general is that there needs to be a reason [...]
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the demand for elder care aides is increasing. In the next 10 years, they forecast a 41 percent increase in the number of workers needed. In 2016, there were more than 2.9 million jobs, and it's expected to increase by more than 1.2 million within the next decade. Elder Care Sylvania OH - Which States Are Planning Ahead to Prevent a Crisis in Caregiving? There are a few things that concern experts. One [...]
If you're still not sure what respite care might be able to do for you if you're a parent and a caregiver, then these suggestions could help you see the importance. Caregiver Maumee OH - Why Do You Need Respite Care as a Parent of a Child with Special Needs? You Need to Get to the Doctor Yourself Caregivers of all types are notorious for neglecting their own health and well-being in favor of the people they're taking care of every day. [...]
So often caregivers do the lion’s share of what needs to be done because they just feel as if that’s what they need to do. You might also feel as if you don’t have the help or the support that you need. That might be true, but there could be other options available to you to fill in those blanks. Caregiver Toledo OH - Is it Possible to Share the Workload of Caregiving? Determine Who Can Help Do a brainstorming exercise where [...]
