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Some Families May Not Access Hospice Without Caregiver Support

Hospice News

The program includes training in medical caregiving aspects such as oxygen application, tube feeding, tracheostomy care and nonmedical needs such meal preparation, bathing, housekeeping and incontinence care. founders of Mettle Health. The California-based company provides palliative care and offers caregiver support group series.

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Palliative care for children: planning and communication

Elizz

pain, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, poor appetite, difficulty feeding, sleep problems, itching, fatigue, difficulty breathing, etc.). What supports are in place: home housekeeping, home nursing, pharmacy access, respite. What the palliative care team needs to know. What the palliative care team needs to know.

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Palliative care for children: planning and communication

Elizz

pain, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, poor appetite, difficulty feeding, sleep problems, itching, fatigue, difficulty breathing, etc.). What supports are in place: home housekeeping, home nursing, pharmacy access, respite. What the palliative care team needs to know. What the palliative care team needs to know.

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Palliative care for children: planning and communication

Elizz

pain, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, poor appetite, difficulty feeding, sleep problems, itching, fatigue, difficulty breathing, etc.). What supports are in place: home housekeeping, home nursing, pharmacy access, respite. What the palliative care team needs to know. What the palliative care team needs to know.

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The Ultimate Guide to Caregiver Training in 2022

Home Care Pulse

Housekeeping: While these skills may seem like common sense, caregivers are often unsure of how much housekeeping they should be doing. While “light housekeeping” is a common requirement of the job, caregivers are unsure if that includes scrubbing the shower, rearranging furniture, cleaning the bathroom floors, or doing laundry.

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Top 10 Complaints from Home Care Clients

Home Care Pulse

It’s important to train everyone in: the basics of light housekeeping to know what types of household chores clients can expect of them, your agency’s policy for driving clients to run errands, and what daily responsibilities they are expected to do every day on top of their client’s care plan.