Click here to print: Creamsicle and Chocolate Shakes – This and — coming soon — other High Nutrition and High Calorie recipes will be added to the Printable Library. The Library provides free printables for caregivers – forms to keep track of medications, emergency contacts, medical history and much more. We continue […]
Solution to Common Oximeter trouble
One of the things we discovered during wheels’ many trips in to the doctors office was the long wait for the oxsimiter to read the o2 levels. The nurse would clip the sensor to his finger and get an error. The issue was simply cold finger tips. To read correctly, the finger has to be […]
Wallet
When I’m staying in a hotel I make a point of picking a spot to stack the really important small things. The room key, my cell phone, the car keys, my sun glasses, my travel mug, and my wallet. I learned from my father that “spreading out” means losing stuff, and missing important things means […]
The Ladybug Started It
I was on my way home from a grocery run, when I saw it. A garage sale sign! A sharp right and an open parking spot – and twenty minutes before the next in-home appointment. As I walked up the driveway I spotted a basket full of stuffed toys. Not something I usually buy at […]
Mistakes Happen – Keep Moving
Caregivers – especially beginners — are sometimes fearful of making a mistake and that keeps us from taking needed action. As a caregiver, we need to take a deep breath and ask questions. Even when we are afraid to do so and especially when, we don’t want to hear the answer we suspect we may […]
Types Of Dementia
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