Caregivers Action Plan

Throughout this interview, the presenting issues appear to be ambivalent relationships, and caretaker strain {as determined by a high score on the Caregiver Strain Questionnaire–Short Form (CGSQ-SF)}. Gilbert appears to have role confusion with emerging leadership conflicts and

Improve communication effectiveness among caregivers. The objective is to provide the responsible licensed caregiver these results within an established period so that the patient can receive treatment in a timely manner.

Many caregivers are elderly themselves, and the heavy physical and mental toll of caregiving can compromise their own health, resulting in two elderly persons needing assistance. Several years ago, Mr. and Mrs. C, another couple in their late 80’s, moved to a Senior Living Community offering different levels of care including Independent Living, Assisted Living, and a Dementia Care Unit. They were in an Independent Living apartment and on a waiting list for an Assisted Living apartment to become available. Although they have adult children close by, Theresa was the primary caregiver for her husband who has

The two homework assignments allowed me to target a group that would teach me more about long term care, but also provide me the insight to deal with something my family is experiencing. By picking the Alzheimer’s Association I was able to find resources that my family can benefit from. This information will be useful for my future because my grandmother is struggling with this terrible disease. One of the hardest things for myself is to find ways to express my worries. After doing research on this organization I was pleasantly surprised to find many different groups and outreach programs that will allow me to express how I am

Caregiving is a responsibility best managed with plenty of help. Being a caregiver is very hard and tough work. It is very important that caregivers are taking care of just like their patients. Many caregivers give everything they have and do not rest when they really should take time to breathe and have time for themselves. That is why there are many organizations for caregivers and their patients. These organizations are made for the caregivers to teach them to be the best that they can be at their job and also making sure that their mental state is doing well.

Millions of people are in the role of a part or full time caregiver in the U.S to family members who have a serious illness or disability. This a a very challenging and demanding role that needs to be recognized and appreciated.

Staff meeting- Discuss the survey findings and information discussed in team meeting. Convey the message that parent involvement is important and that we must continue to support the parent?s involvement in any way possible. Ask for suggestions and information for the next year team to plan. Begin again and celebrate the information that the activity offered.

On February 7, 2011 I attended the Alzheimer’s support group held at St. Roberts Adult Daycare Center in St. Charles, Missouri. Tina Joyner facilitated this group of nine caregivers and three students. There were two groups conducted simultaneously; one for the caregivers, the other for the individual who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The

carers system, procedures expanding information and mindfulness, suicide anticipation techniques, job opportunities, organizational working financial wellbeing, consideration destruction stigma, social attachment.

On Tuesday, Jonette Strothcamp from Mid-America Transplant and Kim from Aging Matters came in to talk to us about two very different subjects, both are which important in the community. I enjoyed learning about them both and what they do for the community and the region. Both of the programs that we learned about today are non-profit organizations.

Diane Basich has 10 years’ experience working in the field of Dementia. She has spent many years as both a caregiver and as the Activity Director for a memory care unit. Diane has maintained her own personal home care business for the past four years and wanted to branch out into the field of adult day centers. She wanted to combine the personal touch of home care with the social engagement of a day center. Diane believes a day center should be a place of fun, friendship, and activities. She aspires to bring your loved one a renewed sense of purpose and vigor. As owner, Diane insists on being there daily to both participate and oversee activities. She also makes sure that the clients are thoroughly satisfied with the

Two articles formed the basis for this PICO question about caregivers’ satisfaction. The first article conducted a cross-sectional study with a sample of caregivers with different caregiving extents ranging in age 50-89 years with the aim of investigating life satisfaction with contributing factors. This article pays particular attention to the factors associated with the satisfaction of being a caregiver. Part of the study employed a questionnaire using a form called Life Satisfaction Index Z (LSIZ) to measure caregiver’s life satisfaction, with scores ranging from 0 to 26. A high score shows an overall level of high satisfaction. To illustrate, frequent caregivers had lower life satisfaction with an average score of 14.8, whereas,

Next, the group discussed the pros and cons of each communication style. They explored; for example, how an aggressive communication style might be appropriate during an emergency, but that is was not warranted in most situations. They also spent time reflecting on the usefulness of the assertive communication

I decided to share during this session because I was feeling really positive, and I found strength in my positive attitude. Before I began sharing, I did not realize that my presenting issue of having a low social circle, feeling isolated, and being very dependent on family was still something that was bothering me. For this reason, I also felt comfortable sharing. I realized that because I was facing difficult times within the past weeks, I was heavily relying on my family and needed additional support. As I did share, I understood that because my circumstances were better than the previous weeks. I realized that my presenting issue was not solved, only that it was not as bothersome.

It was clear from that point forward there were large personalities in the group, which caused friction between the group members. By the third group meeting on Moodle, one of the group members decided to leave as they felt that no conflicts should be occurring during the planning stage. The remaining four group members were confused by the departure, as many group projects will often experience conflicts, as it is part of the process (Liu & Tsai, 2008). On reflection, during the beginning stages of the group’s decision-making process our group had similar ideas and opinions and within the first online group chat; a target group was agreed