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Helping A Family Member in Home Health
A good support system can do wonders for your loved one during home health care. Your involvement can provide valuable encouragement throughout this time. Here are a few ways you can help support a family member:
Educate Yourself
A new medical condition, therapy, or treatment plan can raise a lot of questions for patients and their families. It’s important to stay informed and learn as much as you can about the process. When you take the time to understand details regarding a family member’s care, you’ll be better equipped to support your loved one during treatment.
Educate Yourself
A new medical condition, therapy, or treatment plan can raise a lot of questions for patients and their families. It’s important to stay informed and learn as much as you can about the process. When you take the time to understand details regarding a family member’s care, you’ll be better equipped to support your loved one during treatment.
Lend a Helping Hand
As long as your family member and the clinician are open to it, consider taking a more hands-on approach with support. Attend your family member’s treatment sessions. Ask the clinician if you can assist during exercises. If your family member has limited mobility, you may be able to help with daily activities like grocery shopping, tidying around the house, and more.
Lend a Helping Hand
As long as your family member and the clinician are open to it, consider taking a more hands-on approach with support. Attend your family member’s treatment sessions. Ask the clinician if you can assist during exercises. If your family member has limited mobility, you may be able to help with daily activities like grocery shopping, tidying around the house, and more.
Speak Up
Sometimes medical care can feel like a one-sided relationship—with the clinician providing all the communication without much input from patients and their families. That’s not our intention. We want you to feel heard. If you have thoughts or questions throughout this process, we encourage you to share them. You know your loved one better than most people, which means your concerns are important too!
Speak Up
Sometimes medical care can feel like a one-sided relationship—with the clinician providing all the communication without much input from patients and their families. That’s not our intention. We want you to feel heard. If you have thoughts or questions throughout this process, we encourage you to share them. You know your loved one better than most people, which means your concerns are important too!
Encourage Their Independence
Your family member may not be able to accomplish the same daily tasks as before home health, which can feel like a loss of independence. This can sometimes feel like a setback. Encourage your family member to stay positive and continue working towards gaining more mobility and independence.
Encourage Their Independence
Your family member may not be able to accomplish the same daily tasks as before home health, which can feel like a loss of independence. This can sometimes feel like a setback. Encourage your family member to stay positive and continue working towards gaining more mobility and independence.
Listen Intently
The recovery process can be taxing both mentally and physically on a patient. It’s natural for some days to be better than others. So if you notice your family member having a difficult time, allow them the opportunity to talk about their feelings. Sometimes the best support you can offer someone is to just be there and listen.
Listen Intently
The recovery process can be taxing both mentally and physically on a patient. It’s natural for some days to be better than others. So if you notice your family member having a difficult time, allow them the opportunity to talk about their feelings. Sometimes the best support you can offer someone is to just be there and listen.