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    Caregiving involves providing physical and emotional care for a family member or friend at home. This may include assisting with meals, personal care, transportation, medical procedures, therapy, and other needs. Caregivers help manage health care matters like making appointments, picking up prescriptions, and ensuring medication is taken properly. The amount of time required can vary from a few hours weekly to many hours daily. Caregivers must learn proper lifting techniques, time management skills, and how to prevent feelings of isolation in their important role. Effective care depends on clear communication among the overall health care team that supports the person in need.

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    Caregiving involves providing physical and emotional care for a family member or friend at home. This may include assisting with meals, personal care, transportation, medical procedures, therapy, and other needs. Caregivers help manage health care matters like making appointments, picking up prescriptions, and ensuring medication is taken properly. The amount of time required can vary from a few hours weekly to many hours daily. Caregivers must learn proper lifting techniques, time management skills, and how to prevent feelings of isolation in their important role. Effective care depends on clear communication among the overall health care team that supports the person in need.

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    Gr.7 Week 1 (Understanding Caregiving)

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    Caregiving involves providing physical and emotional care for a family member or friend at home. This may include assisting with meals, personal care, transportation, medical procedures, therapy, and other needs. Caregivers help manage health care matters like making appointments, picking up prescriptions, and ensuring medication is taken properly. The amount of time required can vary from a few hours weekly to many hours daily. Caregivers must learn proper lifting techniques, time management skills, and how to prevent feelings of isolation in their important role. Effective care depends on clear communication among the overall health care team that supports the person in need.

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    CAREGIVING

    Ms. Thea Vital


    Lesson 1:
    Understanding
    Caregiving
    CAREGIVING
    Caregiving is providing care for the physical and
    emotional needs of a family member or a friend at
    home.

    A caregiver helps to stay on top of health care matters.


    Reminders to make appointments, as well as
    transportation to those appointments, is invaluable. 
    Caregivers are also essential in prescription pickups as
    well as tracking and ensuring medication is taken on
    schedule.
    What is
    Caregiving? 

    4
    Caregiving is
    providing care
    for the physical
    and emotional
    needs of a
    family member
    or a friend at
    home. 
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    Caregiving may involve: 

    ♦assisting with meals, personal care and


    transportation 
    ♦helping with medical procedures and
    therapy
     ♦devoting just a few hours weekly or
    many hours each day.

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    Caregiving may involve: 

    ♦assisting with meals, personal


    care and transportation 
    ♦helping with medical
    procedures and therapy
     ♦devoting just a few hours
    weekly or many hours each day

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    What should I learn to
    become a Caregiver? 
    1. Physically – The proper lifting and
    transferring techniques and equipment
    can make some of your tasks easier. 
    2. Mentally – Giving care demands a lot of
    thought. Learning to plan ahead and
    use your time is very important and
    vital to your well-being. 
    3. Emotionally – Caregivers can easily feel
    isolated and frustrated. 
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    The Many Roles of the Caregiver Being part of the
    overall Health Care Team Caregivers are part of
    this team that includes:

    ♦physicians and nurses


     ♦physical, speech and occupational therapists
     ♦home health aides
     ♦social workers
     ♦hospice volunteers
     ♦other health professionals

    To give and get the best care possible depends on


    clear and respectful communication among the
    Health Care Team. 
    Definition of
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    Bulb – a rubber which
    is squeezed to inflate
    the cuff.

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