The American Red Cross has a program called "Home Care: Skill for the Family
Caregiver". It's an 8 hour course that teaches family and friends how to
care for someone in the home. The course content includes:
* Six Principles of Care
* Controlling Infection
* Assisting with Person Care
* Aiding in Toileting
* Helpful Eating
* Positioning and Transferring
* Skills for Physical Conditioning (Range of motion exercises)
* Taking Care of Yourself (Care for the Caregiver)

The Appendix contains information on
* Medical History
* Medication Sheet
* Medical Questions
* Questions to Ask the Physician
* Medical Equipment Companies (in the Greater Kansas City Area)
* Caregiver Support Groups
* Pain Scale
* American Red Cross Products
* Home Safety Check List

The Program was developed by the Greater Kansas City Red Cross Chapter and
you can get information by contacting:
Linda Morris, RN
Community Health Nurse Manager
American Red Cross
211 W. Armour Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64111
1-816-931-6662 x203
Fax: 1-816-531-7306
morrisl@...

Shirley
Shirley Hill, RN BSN
Partners in Health Services Consultant
2525 Glenn Hendren Drive
Liberty, MO 64068
816-415-7704
fax: 816-415-7705
e-mail: shill@...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carolyn Crowe [SMTP:ccrowe@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 5:48 PM
> To: ParishNurse@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [ParishNurse] caregiver burnout
>
> Beth Nelson wrote:
> >
> > I am looking for ideas to help friends and family that are doing some
> > long term caregiving for a member of our church. I am planning a
> > meeting for those caregivers and would like to mix fun in with the
> > relaxation and provide an opportunity to talk. Has anyone done
> > something like this before or know of some good ideas? I would
> > also need some 'icebreaker' ideas to get the group talking.
>
>
> On February 18, 2002, National Public Radio featured a story
> entitled, "Team Care for the Chronically Ill," which dealt
> extensively and creatively with the topic of caregiver support:
>
> "In the village of Sandwich, N.H., friends take turns caring for a
> man with Lou Gehrig's Disease. It's a homegrown solution to fill
> the gaps left by insurance and social service agencies. NPR's
> Richard Knox tells the story of Phil Simmons and his circle of
> caregivers."
>
> You can view a transcript of the story by going to NPR's website,
> http://npr.org/programs/atc/features/2002/jan/carecircles/carecircles.html
>
> The article has links to a book called, "Share the Care: How
> to Organize a Group to Care for Someone Who Is
> Seriously Ill," by Cappy Capossela and Sheila Warnock. The
> book cost $11.20 on Amazon; there is a description of
> the book and the concept at
> http://www.thefuneraldirectory.com/stc_index.html
>
> The book features a suggested script for the leader and
> care coordinator to use for the initial meeting of caregivers,
> along with suggested icebreaker exercises. One of
> the exercises helps caregivers identify what they are
> likely to gain from the experience of caregiving.
> There are also forms with instructions for copying. I ordered
> it for our health ministry library, and will probably actually
> use the concept very soon with a parishioner who has
> a brain tumor.
>
> Carolyn Crowe
>
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