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Everyone can use some advice on caregiving skills.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000">Caregiving involves skills which can range from simple to complex.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>It is only a matter of time before caregiving gets more demanding and complicated.</font></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><p /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000">It is without question that we can go shopping for our loved one and clean around the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>But what happens when we have to venture in the area of transferring them from a wheelchair to a bed and vice versa…or learning how to bathe someone that is bedridden to avoid risk of sores and infection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>These are just two simple tasks caregivers face everyday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Unfortunately most family caregivers don’t have the proper training required for these situations.</font></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><p /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000">Don’t fret; there are resources available which can help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span></font></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><p /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000">The <a title="American Red Cross information on family caregiving" href="http://redcross.org/services/hss/care/family.html" target="_self">American Red Cross</a> has a training program for family caregivers that covers a wide variety of topics including and not limited to:</font></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><p /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000">General Caregiving Skills</font></span></p><p /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000">Positioning and Helping Your Loved One Move</font></span></p><p /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000">Assisting with Personal Care</font></span></p><p /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000">Caring for the Caregiver</font></span></p><p /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000">Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer’s Disease or Dementia.</font></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><p /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000">Also, you should talk with a doctor, nurse, or other home health aide about any tasks that you are uncomfortable performing or find difficult to perform.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>The secret here is not to go it alone.</font></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><p /><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font color="#000000">Seek Help and Advice!</font></span></p> 10 application/xml false Alzheimer's Disease American Red Cross Assisting with personal care bedridden caregivers caregiving Dementia general caregiving skills wheelchair 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