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Why are caregiver spouses so relectant to hire help? | LinkedIn

Brett Frankenberg Brett Frankenberg 2nd Founder at The Institute for Quality in Senior
Living, Greater San Diego Area participated in  an interesting discussion on
Home Care and Healthcare Advocacy  concerning "Why are caregiver spouses so
reluctant to hire help?

" I am paraphrasing from his discussion:”

One cannot stress enough the need for caregiver education. The problem
is many family members think they learn by watching caregivers in the
hospital.

Brett: Have you ever worked an overnight shift in a hospital with a
Senior who has dementia?

Brett If you have, I doubt you would assert that observing highly
trained professionals who care for patients in the hospital would
suffice as sufficient training.

Brett has managed home health and clinically based staff for years and
the amount of times needed to train caregivers on the most simple
activities - transfers, bathing, safety risks -blood glucose testing,
sliding scale insulin, specific diet instructions  such as chopped or
puree and you get an overwhelmed caregiver pretty darn quickly.

Brett believes the biggest mistake is assuming that a caregiver is
absorbing the necessary information simply by observing the clinical
activities that take place when the patient is an inpatient. Further,
we have no idea what the baseline of the caregiver is most of the
time.

Brett: Do they have some aspect of dementia themselves to the point
they can't learn?

Do they have physical limitations that would prevent them from
performing all the activities that daily caregiving demands?


Brett

Exploring the Potential of Digital Technology to link AHPs and People in Remote, Rural Hubs

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Living it Up Creatively




Exploring the Potential of Digital Technology to link AHPs and People in Remote, Rural Hubs

 Background

Since June 2014, a group made up of people living with disabilities
and health problems, carers and Allied Health Professionals (AHP’s) have
been actively learning about the benefits of digital inclusion. In
August, we established a steering group to drive forward a Living it Up Creatively
digital project that links Helmsdale, a remote rural community in East
Sutherland, to New Craigs, the main Mental Health Hospital supporting
the Highlands from Inverness.



How will we use digital technology to connect professionals and people in the future?


For further information contact Sarah Muir (AHP Lead NHS Highlands) at sarah.muir2@nhs.net or Ann Pascoe (Dementia Friendly Communities, East Sutherland) on ann@dementia-friendly.com .


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