Episode 16: Helping When Mom Doesn't Know Best

08/01/21 • 18 min

Caregiving brings many challenges and concerns. As a new caregiver, even when the role is temporary, because your loved one will likely fully recover, it can still be stressful. There are things that are unfamiliar and there is the possibility of there being an injury due to improper techniques.

Episode 16 features calls from caregivers into the Caregivers Finding A Foothold podcast call-in line.

It’s a FREE call with the responses aired on our podcast.

Caregivers Questions:

Listen to Episode 16 and hear advice given to callers who have the following concerns/questions:

• Daughter, Anne, from Louisiana is helping her mom after mom has had a light stroke. Mom is now wheelchair confined and finished home health therapy. The problem is that mom does not want to do things the way the therapist taught her. Mom insisting daughter do things that may cause injury to them both, daughter seeking advise on how to handle situation.

•Daughter, Connie, with question about how to transfer mom in and out the car. Mom has had a knee replacement.

Episode 16 features calls from caregivers into the Caregivers Finding A Foothold podcast call-in line.

It’s a FREE call with the responses aired on our podcast.

Caregivers Questions:

Listen to Episode 16 and hear advice given to callers who have the following concerns/questions:

•Daughter, Connie, with question about how to transfer mom in and out the car. Mom has had a knee replacement.

Previous Episode

Episode 15: An Open Door into the Cares of Mr. Milton

Caregiver-focus podcast. Meet Mr. Milton.

Mr. Milton is the primary caregiver to his wife who was recently hospitalized after having several falls in the home. She was hospitalized and diagnosed with a severe urinary tract infection and dehydration. Upon discharge, it was recommended that she be admitted into a skilled nursing facility located in side of a nursing. There, she was to receive intense therapy in order to get strong enough to then return home.

Wife refused to go to the skilled nursing unit, and was discharged home. Hear the struggles Mr. Milton experienced when trying to care for his wife. Hear how a plan was devised which allowed his wife to receive the care she needed while setting limitations on how the care was to be provided in the home setting.
Also remember to call in to the podcast at 225-443-9447 to share with us your caregiving challenges so that we can air your call and response on future episodes.
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Episode 17: Mr. Ruben and His Labor of Love

Meet Mr. Rubin, full-time caregiver for his wife of 55 years. Hear his heart, his desire to take care of his wife in their home. Hear how he evolved into his role, how we worked together to address some of the struggles he was having in caring for his wife, and how he made the adaptations in his technique and his environment which improved how he cared for his wife. Also hear him share how self-care is vital to the longevity of the caregiver.
If you are a caregiver who is experiencing challenges caring for a loved one, visit our website at findingafoothold.com.
On the website, learn how to reach out by calling 225-443-9447 to share with us your caregiving challenges so that we can air your call and response on future episodes.
Also visit the consult page, and like Mr. Rubin, receive in-depth training and recommendations for your unique situation.
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