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	#Provide basic hygiene care and grooming for Mom. Bathing and dressing.		#Provide basic hygiene care and grooming for Mom. Bathing and dressing.
	#help with laundry. organize clothes in closets and tidy laundry area.		#help with laundry. organize clothes in closets and tidy laundry area.
-	#Provide healthy breakfast for both. Help with meal prep and cleanup.	+	#Light housekeeping. Change linens and bed making. Collect and dispose of trash and recycling.
		+	#Provide healthy breakfast for both. Help with meal prep and cleanup. Keep counters tidy. Check food supply.
	#Dispence medications from prepared cassettes for both.		#Dispence medications from prepared cassettes for both.
	#Encourage hydration for Mom.		#Encourage hydration for Mom.
	#Provide safety for Mom to avoid falls or injuries. Walking assistance.		#Provide safety for Mom to avoid falls or injuries. Walking assistance.
-	#Light housekeeping. Change linens and bed making. Collect and dispose of trash and recycling.
	#Provide respite to Dad.		#Provide respite to Dad.
	#Provide afternoon activity to promote regular sleep patterns.		#Provide afternoon activity to promote regular sleep patterns.

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Revision as of 14:03, 27 January 2016

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 basic hygiene care and grooming for Mom. Bathing and dressing.
2. help with laundry. organize clothes in closets and tidy laundry area.
3. Light housekeeping. Change linens and bed making. Collect and dispose of trash and recycling.
4. Provide healthy breakfast for both. Help with meal prep and cleanup. Keep counters tidy. Check food supply.
5. Dispence medications from prepared cassettes for both.
6. Encourage hydration for Mom.
7. Provide safety for Mom to avoid falls or injuries. Walking assistance.
8. Provide respite to Dad.
9. 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. Primarily covers items 1-7 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. Provide companionship. Promote group activities.
   3. Activities could be physical therapy. Combine hair appointment with lunch and walking. Others to be developed.

Desires

1. Have a writen plan. Provide consistent service day to day. Periodic review and revise if required.
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.

misc

1. clear out clutter in kitchen cabinets.
2. note paper crafting with photos of roses.
3. Mom sometimes likes to cook but use of stove requires supervision.
4. organize collections and package in display boxes.

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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