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Caring for clients with spinal injuries requires skill, empathy, and support for both physical needs and emotional well-being to enhance quality of life...

Date created: 21/02/2025

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Try these de-escalation techniques to handle client refusal of personal care while maintaining respect for their autonomy...

Date created: 10/01/2025

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Sooner or later as a live-in carer you will be placed with a client who has been fitted with a catheter...

Date created: 22/12/2022

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Sometimes, particularly in the cold months when we tend to keep windows closed, the house can start to smell a little musty. If there are pets in your client’s home, then you may also notice that the house develops a ‘doggy smell.’..

Date created: 22/12/2022

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It is very annoying, not to mention painful to constantly be scratching the scalp because the skin is itchy. Flaky, itchy skin may be a sign of a dry scalp, and this happens if the scalp loses too much moisture...

Date created: 02/12/2022

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Often with live-in care cooking meat can be an issue. Not only can some clients not eat meat, what they do eat needs to be tender and moist. Let’s face it, there is nothing worse than dry chicken, is there?..

Date created: 02/12/2022

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Many people were afraid of the dark as children, and while most of us grow out of this, there are some clients we may care for who still feel trepidation at the darkness or seem to be awake with no reason...

Date created: 02/12/2022

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Broken nails can be extremely painful. The reason for a nail to separate from the bed can include:..

Date created: 25/11/2022

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Athlete’s foot is also known as tinea pedis and is a fungal infection which typically starts between the toes. You will recognize it by the scaly, itchy rash along with pain or burning sensations. Some people also develop blisters or ulcers which are very painful...

Date created: 25/11/2022

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It is not uncommon to arrive at a placement where the window frames are old and not in the best of condition...

Date created: 25/11/2022

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I’m sure that most people have seen the exit plan displayed at every hotel you have ever stayed in. You normally find it stuck up on the back of the door and it explains what you and every guest should do in case of fire, or any emergency situation...

Date created: 11/11/2022

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Many homes have fire extinguishers around them although knowing how to use one may not have been a priority. In fact, you may even find that the extinguisher needs to be serviced and the details updated...

Date created: 11/11/2022

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