Brief Samples of The Caregivers Guide:
What
this book does:
- It
includes checklists, website
links that contain actual value,
and tips for issues that you
can't even imagine at this
point.
- It
will help you with successful
time management so you can
somewhat hang on to your own
life while completely managing
someone else’s.
- It
is a ‘get out of the box fast’
solution to having to care
for an elder with no prior
experience in doing so.
- Good
website links are provided
that will take you to more
indepth information when you
need it.
I’ve even set
the pages up so you can simply print them out and fit the book
into a 3-ring binder for safe keeping and easy reference. And,
because it is an e-book, it is easy for me to update and you can
be assured that you will always have the most current information.
Making
The Home Safe
Similar to baby
proofing a home for a toddler, there are mandatory things you
must also do in order to keep your elderly safe at home. The
key here is to help them feel as independent as possible for as
long as possible.
Let's start with
the basics.
CHAPTER
TWO
“Medication
Management”
Now
that the immediate safety issues
have been identified and addressed,
the next area of immediate concern
is medications.
Managing
medications can be challenging. Lots
of changes go on in our bodies
as we age. Drug reactions
and interactions are not uncommon
with kidneys that are operating
at less-than-optimum function. Dialysis
is also not uncommon in the elderly
due to kidney malfunction or
failure. Physicians monitor
kidney function through blood
testing. Frequent blood testing
is not uncommon when a particular
medication may have adverse effects
on an older kidney. It
is imperative that---
