GET READY!
Whether you are providing caregiving at home or at the patients home, ensure that you are aware of all underlying medical conditions. Educate yourself on these conditions to ensure the safety of the patient, as well as your own safety. Also educate yourself with regard to all of the equipment that will be needed and learn how to use it. If at home, it is important that the patient has their own space for quiet time, rest, and working one-on-one with therapists as well as you. Limit over-stimulation. Disabled can experience anxiety, as well as exhibit irrational and unsafe behavior. Your patient is not doing this on purpose, it is part of the natural process of rehabilitation. This time can be very difficult if you are a caregiver. Prepare yourself for sleepless nights, making tough choices (you may need to restrain the person), and lots of personal contact to keep your loved one safe. For example: Our loved one became so agitated that it was necessary to restrain his hands to prevent removal of his feeding tube and wound patches or wound pump (bedsore). Below I will list equipment you may need. Please download the information document that has much more information to give you more specific information.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR MEDS!
Ensure that you know of all medications that are to be taken. Know dosages and intervals of use. Set up a schedule, if you need to, so everyone is on the same page.
EQUIPMENT YOU MAY NEED!
Ensure that you know how to use all of the medical supplies and equipment that is needed. (For example: Learn how to attach catheters for incontinence; Cleaning of feeding tubes and how to administer liquid food.).
PREPARE YOUR A PERSONAL SPACE:
It is important that the disabled person has their own space. You will need a storage area for therapy equipment and medical equipment. Please download the more comprehensive listing from the Adobe button on this page. Listed below are some equipment and / or supplies you may encounter.
MEDICAL BED AND SUPPLIES FOR SAME
1. A Medical Bed.
2. Mattress for Medical Bed.
3. Sheets for Medical Mattresses.
4. Medical Pillows.
5. Wedges.
6. Medical Bed Rails.
HOYER BODY LIFT AND SUPPLIES
1. Hoyer Lift.
2. Hoyer Lift Slings.
INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION EQUIPMENT
SPECIAL CHAIRS
1. Bedside Commode.
2. Sanitary Inserts for Bedside Commode.
3. Shower Chair.
4. Wheelchair.
5. Wheelchair Cushions.
6. Wheelchair Accessories.
HOME CARE SUCTION UNIT
TOILET SUPPLIES
1. Safety Rails.
2. Raised Toilet Seat.
WALKING EQUIPMENT
1. Basic Walker.
2. Hemi Walker.
3. Side Walker.
4. E-Walker.
5. Walking Cage.
MEDICAL SUPPLIES - BASIC SUPPLIES
1. Pulse Oximeter.
2. Blood Pressure Machine.
3. Digital Infrared Thermometer.
4. Hydrogen Peroxide.
5. Medical Alcohol.
6. Cotton Pads and Cotton Swabs.
7. Sanitary Wipes..
8. Medical Cart.
MEDICAL SUPPLIES - WOUND CARE
EATING AND / OR G-TUBE AND SUPPLIES
INCONTINENCE SUPPLIES
1. Bed Pads.
2. Chucks.
3. Urinal Bags.
4. Urinal Bag Supplies.
5. Urinary Catheters.
6. Urinary Catheter Supplies.
7. Urinary Bottles, Funnels, and Tubes.
8. Urinary Cleaning Supplies.
9. Briefs.
HYGIENE
1. Inflatable Bathtub.
2. Inflatable Shampoo Basin.
3. Daily Normal Dental Hygiene Supplies.
4. Dental Oral Swaps.
BABY MONITOR
JOURNAL
Hospital Bed Assembly.
A Guide to Your Low Air Loss Mattress.
Hospital Bed Half Rails Installation and Operation.
Hoyer Lift.
How To Use A Compression Pump For Leg Swelling.
Home Suction Instructions.
Ho To Use A Pulse Oximeter Correctly.
How To Use Your Home Blood Pressure Monitor.
Step By Step How To Use Infrared Thermometer.
GI Tube #1
G-Tube Education: Cleaning And Dressing A G-Tube.
G-Tube Education: Venting A G-Tube.
Gastrostomy Tube Medication Administration.
External Catheter Options.
Sticking To It A Comprehensive Guide To Adhesives For Condom Catheters.
Hoyer Toileting Sling.
Sit To Sit Bed To Bedside Commode.
Smart Slide Sheet Sit To Sit Transfer.
Toilet Transfers.
Transfer Training Course.
Full Bed Bath.
Linen Changes (With Patient In Bed).
Delivering Comprehensive Oral Care.
