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Caregiving Resources
The following list of links will help the caregivers tap into the community resources available to them and also provide other useful information for them to utilize on their caregiving journey. Don’s Tips for Caregiving will be provided on a monthly basis. As mentioned in About Us, Don has taken care of numerous people with dementia during his twelve years of operating a 6-bed elder care facility in his home. Caregiver LinksThe following links are listed to help caregivers get the help and support they need for their caregiving responsibilities.
Don's Tip - Time Management HelpFrom a practical standpoint, one of the hardest aspects of caregiving is time management. There often simply isn’t enough time in the day to accomplish all of the caregiving tasks you need to get done and take care of yourself. This is especially true regarding mealtime for your care recipient. Many care recipients nap frequently throughout the day and want something to eat whenever they wake up, regardless of the time of day or night. This is especially true of people with middle stage Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. We must now adapt to their eating habits, since they are incapable of understanding set mealtimes as in the past. By making a large batch of nutritious finger foods, a few examples which are shown below, you can maximize your use of cooking time. You will find adapting to their new eating schedule much less stressful when you have some finger foods ready to just heat up and you can do your other cooking on your own time schedule. Besides the finger food examples below you can also keep cut up fruits and vegetables handy for them to eat at any time. Beef & Spinach Crescents1
pound lean ground beef In a skillet brown ground beef with garlic salt and pepper. Remove excess grease. Mix spinach, cream cheese and ground beef together. Open crescent rolls and place them individually on a greased cookie sheet. Take a heaping tablespoon of mix and place onto the widest end of crescent roll dough. Roll them up as per package instructions and cook in 375 degree oven for eight minutes.
Place all ingredients, except crescent rolls, into a mixing bowl and mix well. Open crescent rolls and place them individually onto a greased baking sheet. Place a spoonful of mixture on the widest end of the crescent roll. Roll up as per package instructions and bake in a 375 degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes Note: Both spreads
shown above, excluding the crescent rolls, can be used for a
nutritious sandwich spread or dip mix. Serving the spreads on whole
grain bread is recommended.
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understand that caregivers need as much help as possible to deal
with their rigorous daily schedules. The beautiful fresh cut flower
arrangement they receive will surely give them and the loved ones in
their care an emotional boost (