Helpful Tips

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Earlier this week, I posted an article suggesting ways to express appreciation for our loved one’s caregivers. Afterward, I received an interesting email from one of my readers.

She asked what we can do when we feel unappreciated. What about those residents and their family members who never express a word of thanks? Rather, they seem to nitpick everything we do.

I suspect every caregiver can relate to this experience. Here are several tips to help you cope with these situations.

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Now and then, I like to ask my readers for input as to topics they would like to see addressed on my blog. One of the most common requests involves how to encourage various departments at the nursing home to get along with each other.

This is the topic I was working on in January when I received word that the nursing home where I volunteered was on fire. So, I put my notes aside and just recently picked them up again.

In hindsight, I’m glad I waited to publish this article. That’s because now, more than ever before, we all need to get along to survive the pandemic.

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As weeks of social distancing drag into months, nursing homes miss their volunteers, and volunteers miss their residents. That’s why I’m excited to see the recent guidelines allowing the gradual reopening of senior care communities.

I know this will be a lengthy process, and it’s unclear when volunteers may resume contact with the residents. Have you kept in touch with your volunteers while they’ve been away from the nursing home? If not, you risk losing these precious members of the team.

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Recently I invited my readers to share topics they would like to see addressed in upcoming blog posts. Today I’m excited to get started on one of the many excellent suggestions you submitted.

Here’s the first situation. A nursing home employee expressed frustration over what she perceives as unnecessary and unproductive meetings at her workplace. I can relate, and I’ll bet you’ve experienced meetings like this, too. Am I right?

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A friend and I recently attended a fundraising event for a local charity. While there, I ran across a woman whose mother was a former resident at the nursing home where I volunteer.

She told me how much she appreciated the care provided for her mom over the years. But she said what she remembers most is how the staff cared for her mom and the family after her death.

Like many nursing homes, we offer a bedside memorial service as well as a final escort after the death of a resident. These are important for a few reasons:

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