Elderly Parent Care Coach Helps Adult Children
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The following is a guest post by Rhonda Caudell
RN, CCM, CGCM, Elderly Parent Care
Coach who can be found at www.EndlessLegacy.com.
of caring for medical needs of seniors, being a caregiver for parents and
grandparents, I am now a boomer realizing my friends are totally lost and in
the dark about caring for elderly parents. My friends, like many other adults are:
Overwhelmed with medical jargon overload, or
with the total lack of information from medical providers.
Stressed due to important decisions needed
quickly about medical and non medical care providers, safety in the home
environment, money sources, transportation needs, end of life issues...the list
goes on.
Distracted with their work/career due to added
responsibilities of aging parents.
Guilty and angry because of added
responsibilities for parents' needs, long term dysfunctional parent-child
relationship, and arguments among siblings.
faces of many smart, educated, very capable people. The main problem:
There is no model…no
pattern…no instruction booklet to follow.
kids are watching you as you care for your elderly parents!
You become their model…their pattern…their
‘how to’ instructions.
repeating and remembering, I chose to be a more informed, less stressed, anger-free,
loving caregiver of my elderly parent.
be an educator, teacher, trainer, mentor, tutor…
circumstances, adults in their existing or potential care giving journey can
gain:
- confidence
- clarity
- answers to questions
- options
- wins
different problems and needs. I
want to give you a sampling of what an elderly parent care coach can do for you,
or teach you to do:
answer medical condition questions, assist in formulating questions for
physicians and help to interpret the responses.
instructions in how to effectively communicate with different health care
professionals and how to advocate for your parent.
options for medication management, transportation needs, social needs.
with parents to achieve different outcomes.
safety tips and other check lists.
prevention skills, thereby avoiding some hospitalizations.
to manage care from a distance, and locate referrals with specific expertise.
informed, confident, guided caregiver gained a big win. I will call this woman Dora, and her loved one Bob. Bob
had been diagnosed a few years ago with dementia and was told how the disease
would progress. Over time as Bob digressed physically and mentally, Dora chose
to be well informed and begin to conduct research on her own…talked to others
caring for loved ones in a similar situation…consulted with other
professionals. Through her
connections, she ultimately learned about NPH (Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus).
Basically this is "water on the brain", and leads to brain swelling.
One of the symptoms required to be diagnosed with NPH is a change in walking
pattern to the feet being wider apart, shuffling, and unsteadiness. This can
also be a characteristic in people with progressive dementia.
which was positive, and he underwent surgery for NPH. Following a brief period,
his gait improved drastically. Dora and Bob are thankful and hopeful that some
of his memory loss will also improve.
are omitted in this story. This scenario does not apply to everyone with the
same symptoms. For more details on NPH, refer to: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/.
new skills, new knowledge, confidence to make changes in the care of her loved
one, which generated some remarkable results.
to evaluate your care giving experience and consider who is watching your model
or pattern. Make a choice to create an elderly parent care process that leaves a
desired and duplicable pattern for those watching.
Source: http://anthonyssong.blogspot.com/2013/06/elderly-parent-care-coach-helps-adult.html
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