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Welcome to SAFECARE at Home!
We are the only on line web site committed to preparing family caregivers with the resources needed to daily perform hands-on skills safely, correctly, and confidently in the home.
Family caregiving affects all of us, more than 65 million people care for chronically ill, disabled or aging family members. This program is designed to inform and prepare you to physically care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, diabetes, and other chronic diseases. SAFECARE at Home will also provide valuable information to help you provide care for those with temporary needs such as after surgery and injury.
Being a family caregiver is not a simple task. It is very demanding and tiring both physically and mentally. This program will help you because it gives you step by step SHOW ME HOW videos with printable resources for your easy reference. Having this information available 24/7 will help to give you the support that you need during this time.
Click on the Care Lessons button above to get started on your journey to SAFECARE at Home.
Here is Sue’s Story:
My mother is 86 years old. Even though she has high blood pressure she has been able to get around in her own home fairly well. That all changed when she fell. A broken leg sent her to the hospital and then she had rehab for 8 weeks in a nearby nursing home. She has been back home for 2 months. My brother and I take turns helping to care for her.
When she first came home we had to be sure she was able to use her walker safely in the home. We make sure she takes her medicines as her doctor has ordered. She is on several new medicines, so about every other day I take her blood pressure to be sure everything is ok.
Caring for my mother has been both a joy and a challenge. I am so glad I can help her, but there has been a lot to learn. The SAFECARE at Home program has been a big help. My brother and I have been able to learn ways to assist my mother in using a walker and tips for how to give medicines safely. The program showed me how to take a blood pressure and what to look for so I can report useful information to my mother’s doctor. I can use the program anytime when I need it, even the middle of the night. SAFECARE at Home gives me practical information I need to care for my mother.