_ Apologizing After a Caregiving Blowup By Jane Farrell articleCaregiving, even during the best of times, can be stressful. Family members and friends who are clueless about the realities of caregiving, often add to the stress by offering "advice," which sounds to you like criticism rather than help. You're a good person and likely they are, too, so you stuff your irritation, bite back a sarcastic response and let the comments or actions pass – this time.
_ Check Bed Rails Often for Safety By articlesubstitute for the proper monitoring of patients," Todd says. "You need to check bed rails regularly to make sure they remain firmly installed, that the patient is using them for the intended purposes and to watch for areas of possible entrapment." Here are some things to keep in mind if you are using adult portable bed rails.
_ What it Really Means to “Just Do Your Best” By articleBy Cindy Laverty When I was fully immersed in my first caregiving journey, one of the things that used to drive me to distraction was when people (who, by the way, had never cared for anyone) told me to relax and "just do my best."