A Simple Checklist To Help You Monitor Hospital Medications
|

A Simple Checklist To Help You Monitor Hospital Medications

Family and friend caregivers play one of the most important but overlooked watchdog roles in the hospital: tracking the many medications dispensed to their loved ones. By being present at bedside, caregivers can become familiar with medications and their scheduling. Studies consistently show that family caregivers are often the first to sound the alarm about…

3 Top Tips to Help You Navigate Restricted Hospital Visiting
| |

3 Top Tips to Help You Navigate Restricted Hospital Visiting

Anna’s hospital allowed only one vaccinated visitor for non-Covid patients per day and only from 10 am to 5 pm. While both parents had flown in to support their adult daughter, as a family, they decided that her mom would be the designated daily visitor and point person with the nurses and doctors. In my…

Caregiver Burnout Prevention: How Body Tapping Helps Increase Your Energy

Caregiver Burnout Prevention: How Body Tapping Helps Increase Your Energy

“Compassion for others begins with kindness to ourselves.” ~ Pema Chödrön Caregivers need energy. Energy. Every informal family caregiver needs more of it because too often we are running on empty. Body tapping is a simple technique that relieves stress, soothes muscles, and gets your blood flowing. Energy, according to the dictionary, is defined as…

End of content

End of content