100644 Resource 95169 95276 95276 1124675447991 1125791318345 Controlled Long distance caregiving requires that you develop a support system.

When career changes or other reasons take you long distances from your loved one, you need to be creative about a support system.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000">Many caregivers are living significant distances from home because they have pursued advanced education or career changes and advancement. Don't feel guilty...get planning.</font></span></p><ul><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000">You need to develop a support system.</font></span></div></li><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000">You need to make an assessment of your loved ones needs.</font></span></div></li><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000">How much assistance do they need?</font></span></div></li><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000">Do they need all day care?</font></span></div></li><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000">Maybe some local friends, family, neighbors, or religious affiliated members can check on them.</font></span></div></li><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000">Are there local community assistance programs available? Meals on wheels?</font></span></div></li><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000">They might need a home health aide or a housekeeper to manage things around the house.</font></span></div></li><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000"></font></span><p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000">If your loved one is hospitalized, look to hospital case managers and social workers to assist with discharge planning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>This way, when your loved one leaves the hospital, they are moved to an appropriate care setting and they receive quality care.</font></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p></div></li><li><div class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000">Maybe it's time to think about protecting them with a good <a title="How does a medical alert system help seniors get help in an emergency when they can't reach the phone for help." href="http://seniorsafety.com/medical_alert_work.html">medical alert system</a> (this link explains American Senior Safety Agency's system). There are other good systems out there. </font></span><p><font size="2"></font></p><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2">By developing a plan with your mother, father, aunt, uncle, brother, sister, or friend...you can ease your stress and at the same time improve your loved ones quality of life.</font></div></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2">I know these ideas are easy for me to say. I know your loved ones are not always receptive...but you still have to try.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Arial" color="#000000"></font><font size="2"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2">In the worse case, go outside and let out a HUGE PRIMAL SCREAM...it can help :-)</font></p> 10 application/xml false caregivers community assistance programs discharge planning home health aide housekeeper meals on wheels medical alert system social workers support system Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322) 66.251.33.19 66.251.33.19 jmiller false true false false true 205857 false false true false false false true 95169 blog blogsite/SeniorSafety/web