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Being sensible in the summer

19/04/2017

While most of think of summer as the time when we get outdoors and into the garden, the higher temperatures may pose some serious health threats to our clients. This is especially true if clients are elderly. ...

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What to do when your client wanders

13/04/2017

To find that your client has wandered away while you are out, is a very worrying thing. It is even more worrying when you know that your client has Dementia. When our client walks off – wandering- as it is called, we should understand that in the case of dementia, they are not aimlessly wandering. They are in fact doing something. ...

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Making the most of your free time

29/03/2017

As a carer, you should be entitled to free time every day. If this is not the case, then you may find yourself with time off on the weekend. ...

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Dealing with bed sores

24/03/2017

Bed sores are also sometimes called pressure sores. They are often found on people who have little or no mobility. ...

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Keeping your client hydrated

20/03/2017

Even in the UK where it is often colder than it is hot, there is a possibility that your client may suffer from dehydration. ...

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Basic Food Preparation

28/09/2016

It is a sad but true fact that many people do not know very much about basic food preparation. Even having been through your initial training, you will eventually come across a situation that has you rolling your eyes in horror at the state of the fridge or deep freeze when you arrive. ...

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Nutrition and Palliative Care

19/09/2016

As a live in carer you will one day be with a client who is approaching the End of Life. This stage is called the Palliative Care stage. It can be very distressing for your client, most certainly for the family and also to you as a carer. ...

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Maintaining your Clients Dignity

19/09/2016

Being a carer means that the person you are caring for can no longer take care of themselves. This degree of need will of course vary with each individual client, but basically you are there because they cannot do things for themselves any longer. ...

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How to Work in a Double Carer Post

19/09/2016

Sooner or later in your vocation as a live in carer you will be sent to either a client who needs to carers or to a couple who needs to have two carers looking after them. ...

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Keeping on the Right Side of your Client and Family

15/09/2016

Families can be complicated at the best of times – as we all know – with every member being different in how they think and what they like. Everyone is settled into their own routine and they all have very definite ideas of how things should be run. ...

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