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Geriatric Stress and Care Giver's role

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1. Selecting Care Giver : Faulty selection of care giver sometimes invites problems in the life style of elders. Therefore, before selection of care giver, think more about: a) Do they have phone ? b) car license ? c) Living close to you house ? d) Do they have adequate eldercare experience? e) Do they speak, read and write your language at a reasonable level? f) Do they have any objection to being fingerprinted? g) Have they ever been arrested or convicted? h) Are they reliable, punctual, what duties they have performed and if there were any problems. i) By visiting the care giver's own home, get idea about level of cleanliness 2. Self-Care: With age elder people notice difficulties in self care activities. Therefore, care giver should pay attention to the several tasks - Toileting diapering, bathing , brushing and flossing teeth, eating with forks shaving, fixing hair, soaking feet, applying ointments and moisturizers, cleaning back, wax out of ears, applying make up, trimming