Brett Frankenberg 2nd Founder at The Institute for Quality in SeniorLiving, Greater San Diego Area participated in an interesting discussion on
Home Care and Healthcare Advocacy concerning "Why are caregiver spouses so
reluctant to hire help?
" I am paraphrasing from his discussion:”
One cannot stress enough the need for caregiver education. The problem is many family members think they learn by watching caregivers in the hospital.
Brett: Have you ever worked an overnight shift in a hospital with a
Senior who has dementia?
Brett If you have, I doubt you would assert that observing highly trained professionals who care for patients in the hospital would suffice as sufficient training.
Brett believes the biggest mistake is assuming that a caregiver is absorbing the necessary information simply by observing the clinical activities that take place when the patient is an inpatient. Further, we have no idea what the baseline of the caregiver is most of the time.
Brett Frankenberg
