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Private Duty Nurse For All Seasons

By Lila Bryant


People may need assistance once they reach a certain age and this can be very expensive. A private duty nurse may be able to come into someone's home and take care of an individual for a few hours. It is always great to have these caretakers on hand when things become too hectic for family members.

There are quite a few individuals who have their elderly parents or grandparents living within their household. This great worker can feed, bathe, dress and take the older person for walks at anytime. Many older individuals may break certain parts of their body at times since they become very fragile with age. A woman who suffered from a broken hip had to hire a caregiver to help her with daily duties.

She fell off a ladder while trying to put up flowers outside of her house. People have a bad habit of falling in their own homes and this has caused many insurance rates to rise. This fall caused major damage to her spine and therefore she had to use a wheelchair that her insurance company paid for.

After hiring a home health worker things seemed to go much easier in her life. Her caregiver was able to do all of the tasks that she could no longer do on her own. The older woman was treated to a nice hot bath when she got out of bed in the morning. During the daytime hours this worker also prepared a healthy breakfast for this senior woman. The meals were always very healthy.

After eating a satisfactory meal the women relaxed for a short period of time before making their next plan of action. They decided that on sunny days the two of them would go for a serene walk around their local park. This walk usually took quite a bit of time since the older woman was in a wheelchair.

The two women would settle on a bench and just spend time talking while they fed several pigeons. The birds were very happy to receive the bread crumbs that these women provided to them. After some time these two ladies would head back to towards the senior's house.

On their way home they would stop by the local grocery store and pick up a few food items that would be prepared in a delicious dinner. It was fortunate that this particular provider worked a twelve hour shift which meant that she could be with the senior until her bedtime. They ate their meal in total peace before the younger lady helped this older person into bed.

These two women became immediate friends and their relationship was more than just caretaker and patient. An older male was going through a similar situation and he had to have a provider work with him during most parts of the day. This senior male was very cranky and hated the fact that someone had to give him a sponge bath every night. This caregiver had to make sure that the senior man did not run away from home since he suffered from dementia and this was a major problem for the family.




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