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What You Need to Know About Parkinson’s and In-Home Care

Comfort Home Care

From the characteristic tremors and rigidity to challenges with balance and mobility, Parkinson’s presents a unique set of obstacles that can make even the simplest tasks daunting. Bathing and Hygiene: Assisting with bathing, oral care, and skin care to maintain hygiene and prevent complications such as pressure sores.

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The Ultimate Guide to Caregiver Training in 2022

Home Care Pulse

According to our surveys, caregivers with a lack of proper training on the subject find the following tasks the most challenging: handling violent or abusive behaviors, trouble communicating, challenging emotions, finding appropriate activities, and feeding/eating challenges.

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Social Workers as Leaders on Palliative Care Teams: A Podcast with Barbara Jones

GeriPal

In day-to-day practice, It’s hard to imagine providing excellent hospice or palliative care services without access to a team social worker. Again, that person and environment perspective. You begin with psychosocial assessment and care. And you feed the medicine in. And you begin with who are they in this world.