Caring For The Elderly: It’s Your Turn To Look After Your Parents - A Very Helpful Collection Of Tips For Caring For The Elderly That Can Help You Make The Right Choices For Selecting A Caregiver, Choosing Retirement Homes For The Elderly Or Opting For Home Health Care For Possible Independent Living

SENIORS DESERVE TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT

Abuse and neglect of an older person is any action or inaction by any person that causes harm to an older person.

What To Do
Acknowledge - Suspicion of abuse may develop over time.
Accumulate and document evidence.
Barriers - Fear of retaliation, withdrawal of caregiver support and breach of confidentiality creates barriers to seeking help.
Urgency - Assess immediate needs and potential risk of physical harm.
Screen - Assess person’s physical, emotional and mental capacity to help themselves.
Empower - Educate the person about their rights and available resources. Assist with establishing a safety plan
Refer - Seek support from, or consult with other professionals.

These elements of a Coordinated Community Response have been identified as a result of more than fifteen years of experience with capacity building to address abuse in BC. Since 1995 more than 70 BC communities have been invited to develop networks and undertake activities to work toward a Coordinated Community Response.

This list of elements is a result of the independent process that communities went through in the early years to create a Coordinated Community Response. Without contact with one another, they all identified the same key elements.

The Importance Of Creating Your Own Personal Budget

• A budget contains a list of your planned and actual expenses and your income, which includes all of the money you receive from work, government and investments.
» Income does not include sources of credit.
• Using a budget helps you see exactly how you are spending your money so that there are no surprises.
• A budget benefits you, so it is important to be honest with yourself when you are creating your budget.

• Are you afraid you'll hurt the people you care about if you say NO to them?
• Can you set limits when employees neglect their responsibilities? How about with your boss?
• When friends ask you to do something you don't want to do, do you invent an elaborate excuse?
• Do you have a hard time saying NO to an invitation even when you're completely exhausted?
• Do you have trouble even practicing the sentence "No, Mom, I just can't make it home this holiday"?

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