Posted on August 21, 2017 by
Have a Backup Plan
Accidents happen. This well-known fact makes it imperative for the caregiver to devise a backup plan. This plan must be designed to have another person available who can take over responsibilities in case of emergencies.
Let’s say you trip over something and sprain or break your ankle. While you’re sitting with your foot elevated, the person living with dementia that you’re caring for will constantly ask, “What happened to your foot?” You know how tiring it is to be asked over and over about your injuries. Well, now you will be asked twenty to thirty times a day, and that’s probably an extremely low estimate.
So now you’ll be hobbling around trying to care for the both of you. This is not a good scenario, trust me. I’ve been there.
It is the primary…
