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2. Home Care: Is It the Right Thing to Do? - WebMD

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   There are two basic types. In-home care services cover general daily activities and support, such as cooking, cleaning, helping your loved one dress, or just keeping them company. Home health care ...

3. Home Care: How to Make It Work - WebMD

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   It will make it easier when they talk and become familiar with each other. Write down details about their daily routine, including when and what they like to eat, watch, or read if the caregiver ...

4. 10 Things to Add to Your Caregiver Toolkit - Healthline

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   Here are 10 tools for getting organized and balancing caregiving with self-care. 1. Documentation. Help the person you care for gather important documents and keep them in a box or safe. It’ll ...

5. Unlicensed assistive personnel - Wikipedia

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   Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) are paraprofessionals who assist individuals with physical disabilities, mental impairments, and other health care needs with their activities of daily living (ADLs). UAPs also provide bedside care—including basic nursing procedures—all under the supervision of a registered nurse, licensed practical ...

6. Stroke: A Caregiver's Checklist for Daily Care - WebMD

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   Have a footstool there do they can put their feet on it and make it easier to put on socks and shoes. They should use their strong arm to dress their weak side first and to take clothes off their ...

7. Essential Items, Supplies, and Tips for Caregivers - Healthline

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   bath safety rail or shower grip for them to hold onto as they get into and out of the tub. bath chair for support while bathing or showering. toilet grip and toilet chair. stepstool to help them ...

8. Caring for a Lung Cancer Patient: Tips and More - Healthline

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   Medical care. As a caregiver for someone with lung cancer, you may be responsible for helping with basic medical care. This can include: giving medications. helping manage side effects. attending ...

9. Activities of daily living - Wikipedia

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   Activities of daily living (ADLs) is a term used in healthcare to refer to an individual's daily self-care activities. Health professionals often use a person's ability or inability to perform ADLs as a measure of their functional status. The concept of ADLs was originally proposed in the 1950s by Sidney Katz and his team at the Benjamin Rose ...