An 87 year old client of ours recently moved from a private sector nursing home to one in the public sector. Three weeks she told us that no one had conducted her weekly blood tests yet. These are critical tests for monitoring the effectiveness of a particular medication on this client. If the levels of [read more…]
Communication
Communication for Family Members/Caregivers: The Care Tools
Communication between family members and with either professional or hired Caregivers can be complicated. For out of town family members it can be more difficult as they often feel left out or in the dark as to what is happening with an elderly parent, and without the information to participate in important decisions. Mis-communication can [read more…]
Talking with Someone with Dementia
Dementia can be thought of as a progressive disability of, or as injuries affecting the brain. Different parts of the brain are affected in different types of dementia, and at different times as the dementia progresses. Understanding how the brain is impacted,and knowing the type of dementia that someone has can help family members, professionals, [read more…]
