Welcoming a home health nurse into your home can be a nerve-wracking experience. No matter how qualified the nurse may be, a new person is entering into the lives of you and your loved one, and trust needs to be established. This can also be a challenging time for the home health nurse as they are coming into a new home without prior knowledge of how the household operates. Your home health nurse wants to provide the best care possible, while respecting your home and wishes. But it’s not always … [Read more...] about How to Support Your Loved One’s Home Health Nurse
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How to Support Your Loved One's Home Health Nurse
Welcoming a home health nurse into your home can be a nerve-wracking experience. No matter how qualified the nurse may be, a new person is entering into the lives of you and your loved one, and trust needs to be established. This can also be a challenging time for the home health nurse as they are coming into a new home without prior knowledge of how the household operates. Your home health nurse wants to provide the best care possible, while respecting your home and wishes. But it’s not always … [Read more...] about How to Support Your Loved One's Home Health Nurse
Telling Children About a Loved One’s Illness
When you make the important decision to receive home health care for a loved one with a terminal or chronic illness, you will need to plan how you inform other members of the family. If there are children in the home, that communication can be tricky to navigate. Children are perceptive and will sense that emotions are running high. Hiding the medical condition from your children may seem tempting, but it is rarely a good idea. When a family member or close friend has a serious medical … [Read more...] about Telling Children About a Loved One’s Illness