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This page is about Home support for an Elderly Couple.

Contents 1 Objective 2 Services Required 3 Desires 4 misc 5 Sources 6 ref

Objective

1. Provide safety for Mom to avoid falls or injuries. Walking assistance.
2. Provide basic hygiene care and grooming for Mom. Bathing and dressing.
3. Provide healthy breakfast for both. Help with meal prep and cleanup.
4. Dispence medications from prepared cassettes for both.
5. Encourage hydration for Mom.
6. Light housekeeping. Change linens and bed making. Collect and dispose of trash and recycling.
7. Provide respite to Dad.
8. Provide afternoon activity to promote regular sleep patterns.

Services Required

1. In home Aid service from 8:00am to 11:00am seven days a week.
   1. covers items 1-6 above.
2. Daily in home visit to dispense evening medications from cassette, 15 minutes. Encourage hydration for Mom.
3. Respite for Dad:
   1. Mom should be out of the apartment 3 days per week 2-3hours each time.
   2. Activities could be physical therapy. Combine hair appointment with lunch and walking. Others to be developed.

Desires

1. Have a writen plan.
2. Would like 2-3 Aids to consistently do the daily morning shift. Uniform style of dress. Prominent name tags.
3. Have a plan to deal with Mom's tantrums. see item 1.
   1. Phone contact to avoid "I will call the Police" threats.
4. clear out clutter in kitchen cabinets.
5. regular routine and healthy diet for breakfast.
6. improve diet in general.

misc

1. organizing clothes in closets
2. help with laundry.
3. note paper crafting with photos of roses.
4. Mom sometimes likes to cook but use of stove requires supervision.

Sources

1. Fox Run Home Support Services
2. http://seniorshelpingseniors.com for respite care
3. https://www.homeinstead.com/
4. http://www.seniorhelpers.com/oaklandmi
5. http://www.assuredhospicecare.com/Home.html

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