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Your kitchen is safe, uncluttered and organized. Now, let’s turn our attention to maximizing your time and efforts so that you can actually spend less time in the kitchen and get more done in other areas.
I don’t know about you, but mealtimes can be very stressful for me. The very thought of figuring out what to make for breakfast, lunch and dinner 7 days a week drives me crazy, but only when I am not prepared.
Now, that your kitchen is safe, let’s get to the business of getting organized for maximum effectiveness.
Note: Caregivers who are responsible for meal preparation, sometimes feel as if they spend all day in the kitchen. An unorganized, cluttered kitchen can cause the calmest person to feel stress. Add in caregiving for a person with Alzheimer’s disease and and a disorganized kitchen can just about make you crazy.
So, are you getting control of your clutter? How’s the organization coming along? Here’s what we’ve covered so far.
My excuse is that I need more closet space. Be it the kitchen, hallway, spare room or my bedroom, I just don’t have enough closet space. Of course, the problem with that argument is that I know people with half the space I have and somehow they manage to be much more organized than I am.
Then there is the fact that McMillan and Company Professional Organizers say that, “about 80% of clutter is due to disorganization NOT lack of space.”
Yesterday, we talked about why caregivers need to get organized. The primary benefits were the time to be saved because of he decreased need to search for misplaced items and time saved in cleaning home and office with less clutter.
Cleaning professionals say that getting rid of excess clutter would eliminate 40% of the housework in an average home.
As your loved one comes to the end stages of Alzheimer’s disease, you will have to make some very difficult decisions. Over the next few days, I’m going to talk about hospice care, what it is and isn’t. The myths and misconceptions, the advantages/disadvantages of getting into hospice and explain some of the services provided under the hospice benefit. First, a definition from Hospice Foundation of America.
Hospice is a special concept of care designed to provide comfort and support to patients and their families when a life-limiting illness no longer responds to cure-oriented treatments.Most people are not aware that hospice care is a benefit of Medicare Part A. Some hospice workers refer to it as “Medicare’s best kept secret.” Please see my post entitled Medicare Made Simple for more information about Medicare. According to the Department of Health and Human Services here are some important facts about hospice care:
A quick search on your favorite search engine will certainly lead you to information and services for caregivers. However, you will have to dig a little deeper to figure out how Alzheimer’s disease impacts teenagers and children who have parents, grandparents or other family members who are battling Alzheimer’s.
Children and teens tend to be resilient and creative. Sometimes, they just need a little prompting and they can take over and figure things out. One day, in frustration, I sat my mom and my son at the kitchen table, gave them both crayons and prayed for a moment of peace. Well, it was one of the best days we’d had in a long time. Mom really enjoyed coloring and my son thoroughly enjoyed helping her to select colors and decide what to draw.
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 70% of the 5.2 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease live at home where family and friends take care of them. So, you are in good company, there are literally millions of caregivers across the United States of America taking care of loved ones in various stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
As you know, caring for a person with Alzheimer’s disease is demanding, both physically and emotionally. I say it almost every Friday, you are no good to your loved one if you are sick, burned out and exhausted. So do yourself and your loved one a favor- take care of YOU.
While college students plan their parties and high school students consider their weekend options; while your coworkers give thought to what movie they’ll see this weekend and family members consider how they might celebrate Easter, your plans remain the same.
Whether you have dinner with family, attend a religious service or plan to stay home, one thing is constant. You are a caregiver.
For the last couple of days, we have been talking about incontinence. It’s not a pleasant subject, but it is definitely one that deserves attention as nearly all people affected with Alzheimer’s disease eventually become incontinent.
Today, we’ll talk about incontinence products for men and women. You might find it helpful to read the previous posts on this subject:
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