While some caregivers come to the role with prior experience, many new caregivers only know what they learned in health class in school, from watching TV programs, or through life experiences. As a result, realizing all that it takes to manage someone else’s care suddenly becomes overwhelming when they first begin to take on the care of someone else. The caregiver feels like they must learn everything doesn’t know how or where to start.
Helping caregivers figure out what they need and where to get it is the focus of “Starting Out.” Some fundamental topics are helpful for all caregivers to know. “First Steps” presents the basics and then provides additional details you’ll need with “Understanding Healthcare,” “Legal Considerations,” and “Money Management.”
Caregivers Need Preparation The more a caregiver knows about how to do things and what to expect, the better prepared they feel about facing what’s ahead when alone with the one needing care. When healthcare professionals send a patient home for a family member to provide care, they don’t expect expert performance. However, I don’t […]
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