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Basic care guides

As a caregiver, you preform daily tasks to care for your loved one. Some of these tasks are essential to your loved one’s comfort and overall wellbeing each day. In these videos, our nurse aides, who are an important part of your care team, offer step-by-step instructions on how to perform some common care tasks.

Please note, these videos are for informational and demonstration purposes only and are not intended as a substitute for official clinical training. Consult with your physician about any physical limitations you may have before performing patient care.

As always, we are here to help. If you have questions about any of these care tasks, please contact a member of your team.

Set Up an Oxygen Concentrator

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If your loved one's physician prescribes a home oxygen concentrator, this video will help you understand the purpose of this medical device as well as the proper way to set it up.

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Pulling a patient up in bed

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If you notice that your loved one has shifted toward the foot of the bed, the instructions in the video below will help you safely reposition them toward the head of the bed either by yourself or with the help of another person.

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Giving a bed bath

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As your loved one’s disease progresses, they may become less mobile. Reduced mobility can mean that bathing in the shower or bathtub is no longer an option. This demonstration video provides helpful tips and care advice for how to give your loved one a bed bath.

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Changing an occupied bed

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Changing bed linens while your loved one remains in the bed can feel like a challenge. We’re here to help. The video below demonstrates how to carefully reposition your loved one so that you will be able to remove soiled linens and remake the bed with clean linens.

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Crush & Administer a Medication

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As your loved one's illness progresses, the physician may instruct you to give a medication in a crushed format. This video provides step-by-step instructions and care advice for how to safely crush medication and properly combine it with food or liquid.

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