Episode 11: Caregivers Must Prepare During Hurricane Season

Caregivers Finding A Foothold

Caregivers Questions:

Calls this week were received on the website call-in line by caregivers who listen to this podcast. Listen and hear advice given to callers who have the following concerns/questions:

• Daughter with mother who has had open heart surgery and has instructions not to use her arms to push up off of a chair to stand. Daughter wants to know how to help mom.

• Re-airing of a previous call from Brian who called in a challenge, hear how it was resolved.

• Daughter caring for mom wants to know if a rollator is safe for mom to use.

• Son caring for mom, mom is newly wheelchair confined, son wants to know if mom can be left at home alone now that she is in a wheelchair.
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At the end of this podcast, I will provide Hurricane Preparedness strategies to help caregivers be ready in event of inclement weather and evacuations during this hurricane season.

Emergency Preparedness:

Don’t be caught off guard during this hurricane season. You must be prepared. As caregivers, increased consideration must be given to all details of the preparation. Caregivers often require more time to prepare and must also built in additional safety measures to ensure that they remain connected to their loved ones and that their loved one’s needs will be provided for.

On this episode, you will hear tips and strategies from the Alzheimers Organization and additional tips to take into consideration while you are making your preparations.

https://www.alz.org/help-support/caregiving/safety/in-a-disaster