Educate
- Familiarize home aides with the home
- Make sure Alzheimer's caregivers know your loved one’s schedule and preferred foods
- Give them your emergency contact information and contact info for other friends and family members
- Provide them with copies of any and all important documents regarding your loved one
- Encourage Alzheimer’s caregivers to ask you questions
- Learn about the different types of caregiving assistance out there
Work Together
- Communicate with the Alzheimer’s caregivers you’ve hired often and make sure you’re on the same page when it comes to interacting with your loved one
- If it seems like your loved one is offended (possibly thinking that they are too much trouble to care for), you and the other hired Alzheimer’s caregivers may decide to tell him or her that the extra help is for you
- If you and the other Alzheimer’s caregivers will be on a rotating schedule, make sure it’s clear and that you both have the right times and dates on your calendars