Diabetes: Foot Care Vigilance Is a Must!
SJCRG: This article from French hospitals (sciencedirect) about diabetic foot infections is not good news:
Quoting: “..In spite of being managed at specialized centres that were, in general, following the agreed-upon published guidelines, the prognosis for diabetic foot infection remains poor, with a high rate (48%) of lower-limb amputation”
Caregivers and Care recipients must be vigilant and react quickly: Better waste a doctor’s visit than being sorry..
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Care Charge Abuse is Real : How to Protect your Loved One (Warning:Graphic Video)
San Jose Care Resource Guide:
Here is a YouTube video by wbal, a Baltimore TV station. The video shows a hired caregiver abusing an elderly. Warning: This might be too much for some folks. Even though it is painful/infuriating to watch, the need for background checks and serious inquiry will be burned into your memory, so watch it and remember!
Caregiver interviewing techniques
- For a list of must ask questions during the interview
- click here for the hiring process described at caregiverneeded
- If nobody relative is going to be around during the caregiving activities, a background check is in order
- The law on background checks: ca.gov
- an info.com list of companies involved in caregiver background checks
- an info.com list of criminal background check companies
After the your due diligence...
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