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Family Caregivers
A family caregiver is a family member or friend that serves as the primary source of support for an impaired elderly person. In most cases this is a spouse and 72% of the time the primary caregivers are women.
10 Needs of Caregivers
Information and training for caregivers will improve the quality of care they can provide for their relative or friend. These topics include:
Some basic safety adaptations to the home may be needed such as access ramps, grab bars near toilets, or walk-in showers.
Other Activities of Daily Life
Important to caregivers as well as those needing care include:
10 Needs of Caregivers
- Information about community resources
- Help with feelings of resentment and guilt
- Help with dealing with the patient’s feelings of loneliness and depression
- Information about the person’s diagnosis and prognosis
- Respite care (A break from caregiving)
- Diet and nutrition information
- Information about where to get legal advice
- Help with housekeeping, cooking, house and lawn maintenance
- Spiritual comfort
- The promise that someone else cares about and supports their care giving work
- Not eating properly
- Becoming more emotional
- Feeling overwhelmed
- Starting to withdraw
- Interacting less with peers
- Having less mental focus at work
- Having a disheveled unkempt appearance
Information and training for caregivers will improve the quality of care they can provide for their relative or friend. These topics include:
- Bathing
- Dressing
- Feeding
- Grooming
- Moving around
- Toileting
- Transfers (from bed to wheelchair)
Some basic safety adaptations to the home may be needed such as access ramps, grab bars near toilets, or walk-in showers.
Other Activities of Daily Life
Important to caregivers as well as those needing care include:
- Contributions to family, home, and community activities
- Conversation and socialization
- Life recall and life planning
- Music
- Physical activity / movement
Contact Us
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Janine Dobson
Senior Services Manager
Email
104 S. Eyder Ave.
P.O. Box 88
Phillips, WI 54555
Ph: 715-339-2158
Fx: 715-339-4018
Hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.