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Tips for Taking Care of a Confined Older Adult at Home

Caregiver Support Services

Regular sponge baths or bed baths prevent skin infections and keep your client feeling fresh. Books, puzzles, or simple arts and crafts can provide mental stimulation to keep your clients mind active. Encourage light movements or assisted stretching if theyre able, as this can improve blood flow and reduce stiffness.

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The Well-Fed Nursing Career

Minority Nurse

You can grow by taking your continuing education seriously through podcasts, videos, books, nursing journals, in-person and recorded CEU courses, conferences, and webinars. This doesn’t necessarily mean bubble baths and meditation, although it might.

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The Benefits of Reminiscence Therapy for Dementia

Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

If the activity invokes anxiety, close the book and move on to something else. Smelling familiar, enjoyable scents, which could have meaning for the person: freshly mowed grass, flowers that grew around their family home as a child, a specific brand of shampoo, bubble bath, or soap they used to bathe the kids when they were little, etc.

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Nurses Holiday Survival Guide

Diversity Nursing

Set time aside to recharge before, during, and after your shift by taking a short walk, a bubble bath, or reading a good book. It is important to prioritize your mental health, especially during the holiday season. Prioritizing your mental health while working the holidays will set you up to enjoy celebrations in your personal life.

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Heartwarming Holiday Gifts Nurses Will Love

Daily Nurse

Although gift baskets are highly customizable, some staples include bath salts and bombs, candles, fragrances, etc. One of our favorite gift suggestions for nurses is an event voucher from sites like Groupon or even booking something directly on a business’s site.

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The Importance of Self-Care for Caregivers

Hope Hospice

For others, it’s spending time with loved ones, going to church, participating in a book club, or listening to music while on a scenic drive. It can be hard to enjoy free time when laundry and mail is begging for attention, there’s grocery shopping to be done, the dog needs bathing, and kids’ school projects need supervision.

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Showing Appreciation of Your Loved One’s Caregiver

Accessible Home Health Care

Some things to consider for a self-care basket are bath bombs, bath oils, candles, snacks, activities such as their favorite magazine or puzzle book, a book to read, or other comfort items such as socks.