SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS How to Play a Role in Your Loved One’s Recovery
We encourage patients to pick a key person to support them during their hospital stay. Whether you are that primary support person, or just one of many people caring and supporting your loved one, you can play an important role in making sure your loved one gets the safest and best care both here and beyond the hospital.
What to Know Before You Leave Caregivers can help ensure the best outcome for their loved one after a hospital stay by getting the answers to these three questions:
n What is the next step for medical care (home or facility, follow-up with primary care physician or physical therapy, etc.)? Help your loved one arrange the details to make this happen— financial plan, transportation, scheduling, etc.
n What new and former medicines does my loved one need to take? Help your loved one understand the details—timing, dosing instructions, side effects, prescription refills, etc.
n What health warning signs do I need to watch for and what do I do if they happen? Help your loved one by writing these symptoms down, as well as the name and contact number to call.
Caregivers Need Care Too If you feel like you need a break or help, reach out to friends and family. And consult the resources listed here:
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BonSecours Senior Services
www.bonsecours.com
National Alliance for Caregiving
www.caregiving.org
Caregiver Action Network
www.caregiveraction.org
Family Caregiver Alliance
www.caregiver.org
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