Manage the Details
Much of caregiving involves the daily management of many tasks where details such as medications, doctors visits, helpers schedules and health insurance are important. As a caregiver you may also need to learn about challenging care problems such as pain management or become involved in helping the patient sort through complementary therapies. Use the tools and information in this section to organize the details of caregiving, learn about pain management and complementary therapies and gain a sense of control.
It is difficult to remember exactly what happened, or should happen and when. If you have many part-time helpers and caregivers these care details become even more important. Use the Medical Care Manager to organize Caregiving details.
Pain is often an issue for persons who are severely ill. You may suspect that your loved one is in more pain than he lets on. Use Discussing Pain for ideas to help you broach the subject. The articles in Helping with Pain management will help you understand this important aspect of caregiving.
Check out the complementary therapies topic for information on the many approaches that may help relieve symptoms.
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