Caregiver Support - Gritman Medical Center

Caregiver Support - Gritman Medical Center
Caregiver Support
Having the support of a loved one or a caregiver is important for good health and healing once a patient is discharged from the hospital.
While being a caregiver is a highly rewarding and meaningful experience, we also know there will be times when you may feel lost and overwhelmed as you try to balance your own personal needs and provide care for your loved one. The Gritman family is here to support you before, during, and after your stay with caregiver information and education you can trust.
This page is designed to be a resource to help you and your loved one transition home and begin to settle in.
Caregiving: Take Care of Yourself Too
Caregiving: Take Care of Yourself Too
When you're caring for a loved one, it can be rewarding, but stressful. It's really important to make time for yourself, so you don't get overwhelmed.
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Helping someone move:BED
Caregiving: How to Turn a Person in Bed
You can help your loved one avoid pressure injuries by helping him or her turn and change position in bed. A drawsheet can help.
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Helping someone move: CAR
Helping Someone Get In and Out of a Car
When you're helping someone get in and get out of a car, know that you're helping them stay safe from a fall or an injury.
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What is a Patient Advocate
What Is a Hospital Patient Advocate?
Questions about a health problem ... treatments, tests, equipment, medicines, bills, who does what ... the list goes on.
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Home Health Care
Home Health Care: What to Expect
Home health care is medical care that you need to recover but may not be able to do yourself.
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Caregiver Tips
Many people care for a spouse, a parent, or some other family member who is disabled or ill. Caregiving can be a rewarding experience. But caregiving can also be stressful.
Take care of yourself:
Exercise regularly, get proper rest and nutrition, and have regular medical checkups. And take time off to take part in pleasant, nurturing activities.
Don’t help too much:
Help the person you care for to be as independent as possible. For example, let the person make as many decisions as possible.
Ask for help:
Accept support from others. A helping hand at the right time can make all the difference. For example, ask family or friends to pick up a few items at the grocery store.
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Caregiver Topics
Helping someone with personal care involves a lot of daily tasks. If it’s been a while since you did day-to-day caregiving—or you’ve never done it—you might not know all the things you need to do and how to do them. This information gives an overview of the daily or weekly care a person needs and support a caregiver may need.
Daily Tasks
Bathing
How to give a bed bath
How to help with a shower
How to help with a sink bath
Bladder and Bowel Care
Adult underwear for incontinence
Using a bedpan or urinal
Using a bedside commode
Caring for an indwelling urinary catheter
Cleaning and Reducing Germs
Reducing germs and infections in the house
Washing soiled clothes and linens
Using disposable gloves
Cleaning up diarrhea
Helping at Mealtime
Helping someone with eating
Helping Someone Move
Helping turn a person in a bed (video)
Helping someone get in and out of a car (video)
How to turn someone in a bed
Personal Care and Grooming
Shaving an adult
Fingernail care
Washing and styling hair
Foot and toenail care
Dental care for older adults
Skin Care
Skin care for immobile adults
Preventing rashes in the groin area
Prepare and Support
Preparing for Caregiving
What is a hospital patient advocate? (video)
Home health care: What to expect (video)
Abuse in vulnerable adults
Making a home safe
Talking about advanced care planning
Support for Caregivers
How to prepare (video)
Take care of yourself too (video)
Quick tips: Reducing the stress of caregiving
Taking care of yourself when you have a child with physical, emotional and behavioral problems
Coping when your child is near the end of life
Condition Specific
Dementia: Support for caregivers
Helping a loved one after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Coronary artery disease: Helping a loved one
Schizophrenia and the caregiver
Diabetes: Caregiving for an older adult
HIV: Tips for caregivers to avoid infection
Self-care for AIDS caregivers
Heart failure: Tips for caregivers
Informal caregivers in cancer (PDQ®): Supportive care – Patient information [NCI]
Informal caregivers in cancer: Roles, burden, and support (PDQ®): Supportive care – Health professional
Caregiving: Overview of personal care
Community Resource Guide
Please browse the below topics to find the specific type of help you may need. If you have any additions or corrections, please contact
case@gritman.org
with your suggestion.
Adoption
Adult Family Homes
Aging & Senior Resources
Alzheimer’s & Dementia
Ambulance Services
Assisted Living
Autism
Cancer
Caregiver Support
Case Management
Children, Family & Prenatal
Clinics
Counseling
Crisis Services
Diabetes
Disability Resources
Disordered Eating
Domestic Violence
Down Syndrome
Durable Medical Equipment
Financial Assistance
Food Resources, Senior Meals
Funeral Homes
Grief Resources
Home Care
Home Health
Hospice
Housing
Infant Loss
Infusion Services
Inpatient Rehab
Kidney, Dialysis
Law Enforcement, Legal Aid, Crime Victims
Nutrition
Parkinsons, ALS, MS
Pharmacies
Prescription Medication Assistance
PT, OT, Speech Therapy
Public Health
Skilled Nursing
Stroke
Substance Abuse
Transportation
Veteran Support
Additional Resources
Community resources are available in Moscow, Latah County and across Idaho. Search
findhelpidaho.org
to connect with tools on financial assistance, food pantries, medical care and other social services in our community.
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Here for Patients and Caregivers
Gritman is there for you before, during and after your stay
Having the support of a loved one or a caregiver is important for good health and healing once a patient is discharged from the hospital.
“Being a caregiver is amazing and difficult all at the same time,” said Holly Hall, a nursing leader in Gritman’s medical-surgical and critical care units. “We want you to know that you are not alone. We want you to feel comfortable, safe and educated.” While being a caregiver is a highly rewarding and meaningful experience, we also know …
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Caregiver Resources
Family Caregiver Alliance National Center on Caregiving
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AARP: A Resource Guide for Idaho Family Caregivers
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Idaho Commission on Aging
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