Caregiver Tip Index

CATEGORIES are in caps, TOPICS related to each category are listed in alphabetical order within category. Find all the tips that we have received for the Caregiver Tips page listed below. This list just helps get you to the topics you might be looking for. Categories with no tips listed means no tips have been submitted. Please send us your tips to add.

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A———-

ACTIVITIES

  1. Choices
  2. Colouring books
  3. Entertainment
  4. Games
  5. Games
  6. Staying busy folding clothes
  7. Staying busy shredding
  8. Videos

AGGRESSION

AMBIGUOUS LOSS, GRIEF

AGITATION, ANXIETY

  1. Anxiety attacks
  2. Stuffed animals

B———–

BATHING, SHOWERING

  1. Bathing
  2. Reminders

BEHAVIOURS

  1. Significant Changes

C———–

CLOTHING

  1. Name labels
  2. Pull-up pants
  3. Season Changes
  4. Warm or Cold?

COMMUNICATION/
LANGUAGE

  1. Phone Calls
  2. Processing Language
  3. Thoughts on on Communication
    (3 videos)

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

CONFUSION

D———-

DISORDERS

  1. Breathing aid

DOCTORS

  1. Doctor appointments

DRIVING, RIDING, FLYING

  1. Buckle up
  2. Eating, drinking

E———–

EATING, DRINKING

  1. Confusion about food vs non-food
  2. Grasping
  3. Shatter resistent
  4. Spilling

EDUCATION

EMERGENCIES

  1. Emergency Grab ‘n’ Go
  2. Fire Alarm
  3. Personal Information

EMOTIONS

  1. Feelings

F———–

FAMILY

  1. Introducing a Loved One

FINANCES

G———–

GROOMING

  1. Bathing Reminders
  2. Feeling Good
  3. Fingernails – men
  4. Shaving men
  5. Showering

H———

HEARING

  1. Head set and ear buds
  2. Hearing aids
  3. Noises

HOME

  1. Dementia-friendly home

HYDRATION

  1. Hydration

I ———–

INCONTINENCE

  1. Be ready

J———–

K———–

L———–

LAUGHTER

LEGAL

  1. Get Legal Advice

M———–

MEDICATION

  1. Blister packs
  2. Medicine
  3. Picking up pills
  4. Spoon for pills
  5. Taking medicine

MEDITATION

MEMORY

  1. Mindeset

MOBILITY

N———–

O———–

ORGANIZATION

  1. Leave Home List

P———–

PROFESSIONAL CARE

  1. Doctors

Q———–

R———–

RESPITE

S———–

SAFETY

  1. Occupational Therapy Recommendations

SELF-CARE

  1. Caregivers taking care of themselves
  2. Mindset
  3. Serenity Prayer

SLEEPING

  1. Body temperature
  2. Sleep pattern change

STRESS RELIEF

SUNDOWNING

  1. Hallucinations

SUPPORT

  1. Early contact
  2. Support group meeting place
  3. support sources
  4. support friendship

T———-

TENDENCY TO FALL

  1. Preparation

TRAVEL

V———-

VISION

  1. Night Vision

W, X, Y Z

WANDERING

  1. Nighttime disorientation for toileting
  2. Wayfinding

OTHER

  1. Write it down

Caregiver Tip Index (c) 2023 Judith Allen Shone