Episode 36: Is It Safe For Dad To Be Home Alone While I Return To Work?
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Finding A Foothold Podcast listens to the heart and concerns of the caregiver, hearing what their struggles are and then offering recommendations on how to improve how they are doing things, with the goal of helping to make the load lighter.
Today's podcast addresses concerns from daughter Marcie who is concerned about her Dad who recently had a hospital stay due prostate surgery and a bladder infection. When discharged home, Dad had confusion and weakness so Marcie took off work for a week to be with Dad. Marcie now desire to return to work, Dad indicates that he will be fine but Marcie is uncertain if Dad is safe to be home alone.
Marcie is seeking help on how to address this problem and is looking for options she can use.
Listen to today's podcast. See how this concern is addressed and hear tips and strategies that you can use to help decrease your workload and improve the safety of caring for your loved one as well.
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Knowing if a parent is safe to be home alone is a common concern amongst adult children who are caregivers. When a family caregiver has to return to work after taking several days off to assist a parent who is recovering from an illness, it is essential that the caregiver determines to the best of their ability if the parent will be safe to stay at home by themselves.
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