Tag: Caregivers

  • Nursie

    Nursie

    There are many dedicated people who, working together, make the elderly, the disabled, and the injured feel safe and “at home” in an assisted living facility.  From the director to the driver, everyone pulls on the same oar to meet the needs of residents.  Usually.  Human nature being what it is, and given we are…

  • A Soapy Reach Around

    A Soapy Reach Around

    The relationship between a caregiver and a disabled person can be confusing for one, the other, or both.  It takes practice, and patience.  As a disabled person who cannot even put on my own shoes without assistance, I am completely dependent on caregivers to get through my day.  This can be difficult psychologically, because as…