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Understanding Dementia and Alzheimers Care

Caring for a loved one with Dementia or Alzheimer's disease requires patience, understanding, and knowledge of how these conditions affect daily life. Alzheimer's and other dementias gradually diminish a person's ability to communicate and perform everyday tasks, significantly impacting their daily life and activities. At Caring Shepherd, we are committed to providing quality care that respects the dignity and individuality of each person living with dementia​.

Everyday Care for Dementia

  • Establishing a Routine: Keeping a regular routine for activities like bathing, dressing, and eating helps maintain a sense of normalcy and security for individuals with dementia. It's essential to allow them to do as much as they can independently, providing support only when necessary.
  • Encouraging Independence: Use tools like notebooks for to-do lists and calendars for appointments to help maintain their independence. Offer choices in daily activities and involve them in decisions about their care as much as possible.
  • Adapting the Environment: Ensure safety and comfort by using aids like shower chairs and buying easy-to-use clothing. Serve meals in a consistent, familiar place and give them enough time to eat without feeling rushed.

Communication Strategies

  1. Empathetic Listening: It’s crucial to listen to their concerns and frustrations, reassuring them in a calm and understanding manner. Maintain respect for their personal space and encourage two-way communication for as long as possible.

  2. Adapting to Changes: As dementia progresses, language abilities and the ability to remember can diminish. Be patient, avoid correcting or arguing, and use visual cues and simple, clear instructions to aid understanding.

  3. Creating a Supportive Environment: Keep well-loved objects and photographs around to help them feel secure. Build quiet times into the day, balanced with activities that are familiar and enjoyable

Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle

  1. Active Living: Encourage activities like household chores, cooking, and gardening, adapted to the individual’s abilities. Staying physically active is essential for overall well-being.

  2. Nutritional Care: Focus on providing healthy, nutritious meals that cater to their preferences and dietary needs. Ensure a comfortable and familiar setting for meals to encourage a regular eating routine

Respite Care

Embracing Your Caregiving Journey with Respite

Respite care is essential for caregivers needing a break to recharge. Caring Shepherd provides compassionate respite care services, offering temporary relief with the assurance that your loved one is in professional and caring hands.

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Why Respite Care is Vital

  • Rest and Rejuvenation for Caregivers: We understand the physical and emotional demands of caregiving. Our respite services allow caregivers to take necessary breaks, ensuring their well-being.
  • Seamless Care Continuity: Our experienced caregivers ensure your loved one's needs are met, maintaining their routine and comfort.

Flexible and Tailored Respite Solutions

  • Adaptable Scheduling: Whether it’s for a few hours or several days, we offer flexible respite care that fits your schedule.
  • Customized Care Plans: Each respite service is tailored to the unique needs of your loved one, ensuring a smooth transition and continuity of care.

More Than Just a Break

  • Peace of Mind: Knowing your loved one is cared for by compassionate professionals offers invaluable peace of mind.
  • Strengthened Caregiving: By taking time to rest, caregivers can return to their roles refreshed and more effective.

Contact Caring Shepherd for Respite Care

Reach out to us to discuss how our respite care services can support you and your loved one. At Caring Shepherd, we’re here to help you sustain your caregiving journey with confidence and compassion.

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Gastric Tube Feeding

Understanding Gastric Tube Feeding

Gastric tube feeding is a crucial medical intervention for individuals who cannot consume food orally. At Caring Shepherd, we provide specialized care in managing gastric tube feeding, ensuring our clients receive the necessary nutrition in a safe and comfortable manner.

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Our Expertise in Gastric Tube Feeding Management

  • Skilled Caregivers: Our team of experienced caregivers is proficient in managing gastric tube feeding, ensuring proper administration and monitoring.
  • Infection Control and Safety: We adhere to strict safety protocols to minimize the risk of infection and complications.

Personalized Feeding Plans

  • Customized Nutrition: Working in collaboration with dietitians and healthcare providers, we develop personalized nutrition plans tailored to each client’s specific health needs.
  • Regular Monitoring: Ongoing assessment of nutritional status and tube condition, adjusting care as needed.

Support Beyond Feeding

  • Holistic Approach to Care: Our services encompass more than just nutritional support; we focus on the overall well-being of our clients, including emotional and physical health.
  • Family Education and Involvement: We believe in empowering families with knowledge and skills for managing gastric tube feeding, fostering a supportive environment for our clients.

Choose Caring Shepherd for Compassionate Gastric Tube Feeding Care

Trust in Caring Shepherd for expert, empathetic, and comprehensive gastric tube feeding care. Reach out to us to discover more about our services and how we can assist in meeting your or your loved one’s nutritional needs.

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Ostomy Care

Understanding Ostomy care

Ostomy care involves managing a surgically created opening (stoma) used for body waste elimination. At Caring Shepherd, we provide specialized ostomy care, ensuring our clients manage their stomas effectively, safely, and with dignity.

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Expertise in Ostomy Management

  • Professional Support: Our trained caregivers offer expert care in stoma management, appliance changes, and skin care.
  • Infection Prevention and Hygiene: Emphasizing strict hygiene practices to prevent infections and complications.

Personalized Care Approach

  • Individual Care Plans: Developing personalized care routines based on your unique needs and lifestyle.
  • Ongoing Monitoring and Adjustments: Regular assessments to ensure optimal stoma health and function.

Support Beyond Clinical Care

  • Lifestyle Guidance: Providing advice on living comfortably with an ostomy, including diet, clothing, and activities.
  • Emotional and Psychological Support: Understanding the challenges of adjusting to an ostomy, we offer compassionate support to enhance your quality of life.

Your Trusted Partner in Ostomy Care

Choose Caring Shepherd for comprehensive, empathetic, and professional ostomy care. Contact us to learn more about our services and how we can support you in your ostomy care journey.

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Dementia and Alzheimer’s care

Understanding Dementia and Alzheimer's Care

Caring for a loved one with Dementia or Alzheimer's disease requires patience, understanding, and knowledge of how these conditions affect daily life. Alzheimer's and other dementias gradually diminish a person's ability to communicate and perform everyday tasks, significantly impacting their daily life and activities. At Caring Shepherd, we are committed to providing quality care that respects the dignity and individuality of each person living with dementia in Vancouver.

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Everyday Dementia Care at Home

  • Establishing Routines for Stability: Maintaining a consistent daily routine is vital for those with dementia or Alzheimer's. Structured routines for activities such as bathing, dressing, meals, and bedtime offer stability, comfort, and security.
  • Encouraging Independence: Promoting independence through manageable tasks helps your loved ones maintain their sense of self-worth. Helpful tools include Notebooks and calendars for reminders and appointments as well as simple decision-making tasks in daily routines
  • Adapting the Environment: Ensure safety and comfort by using aids like shower chairs and buying easy-to-use clothing. Serve meals in a consistent, familiar place and give them enough time to eat without feeling rushed.

Effective Communication Strategies

  1. Empathetic Listening: It’s crucial to listen to their concerns and frustrations, reassuring them in a calm and understanding manner. Maintain respect for their personal space and encourage two-way communication for as long as possible.

  2. Adapting to Changes: As dementia progresses, language abilities and the ability to remember can diminish. Be patient, avoid correcting or arguing, and use visual cues and simple, clear instructions to aid understanding.

  3. Creating a Supportive , Calming Environment: Keep well-loved objects and photographs around to help them feel secure. Build quiet times into the day, balanced with activities that are familiar and enjoyable

Promoting a Healthy, Active Lifestyle

Active Living: Encourage activities like household chores, cooking, and gardening, adapted to the individual’s abilities. Staying physically active is essential for overall well-being.

Nutritional Care: Focus on providing healthy, nutritious meals that cater to their preferences and dietary needs. Ensure a comfortable and familiar setting for meals to encourage a regular eating routine

Caring Shepherd: Dedicated Dementia and Alzheimer’s Care Providers in Vancouver

We understand the challenges families face and are here to offer the compassionate, skilled support needed to help your loved ones thrive. Contact Caring Shepherd today for expert dementia and Alzheimer’s care.

For additional support, education, and resources about dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in British Columbia, we recommend visiting the Alzheimer Society of British Columbia. They offer valuable educational resources, caregiver training, community events, and personalized support that can assist you on your caregiving journey.

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Parkinson’s Care

Parkinson's Care at Caring Shepherd

At Caring Shepherd, we provide specialized care for individuals living with Parkinson’s disease (PD), focusing on enhancing their quality of life. Our approach is patient-centered, recognizing the varied and evolving nature of PD and its impact on daily living. We are dedicated to employing best practices and the latest information in PD care, ensuring our clients receive the highest quality of support

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Personalized Parkinson's Care

  • Customized Treatment Plans: We develop personalized treatment plans for each client, incorporating medication management, complementary therapies, and a focus on mental health. Our care plans are adaptable to the changing needs of our clients, ensuring they receive the most effective care at every stage of the disease​
  • Timely Medication Management: Precise timing is crucial in administering Parkinson’s medications due to their short half-lives. We adhere to strict schedules, ensuring medications are delivered within a 15-minute window of the patient's at-home regimen to avoid complications and manage symptoms effectively

Support for Daily Living

    1. Movement and Mobility: Movement changes are common in Parkinson’s, especially in the later stages. Our caregivers are trained to assist with safe movement, providing cues for big steps and proper foot placement, and engaging occupational therapists when necessary​​.

    2. Managing Freezing and Falls: We implement strategies to prevent falls due to freezing episodes, such as avoiding tight turns and having a plan in place for quick assistance if a fall occurs​​.

    3. Travel and Transportation: Our team assists with organizing outings and appointments, planning them around the client’s routine and ensuring safety during transportation​​.

    4. Mealtime Assistance: We address difficulties with eating and swallowing by serving easy-to-eat foods, focusing on hydration, and adapting mealtimes to the needs of each individual​

Our Approach to Parkinson's Care

At Caring Shepherd, we are dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals with Parkinson’s through comprehensive, empathetic care. Our trained care team is adept at providing knowledgeable and adaptable support, focusing on meeting both the physical and emotional needs of our clients. We stay abreast of the latest advancements in Parkinson’s care, integrating these insights into our services to ensure that our clients receive the highest quality of support and care.

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Palliative Care

Palliative Care at Caring Shepherd

At Caring Shepherd, our palliative care services are dedicated to providing relief from pain and other distressing symptoms for those facing serious illnesses. We view each person's journey as unique, affirming life while acknowledging the natural process of dying, and we neither hasten nor postpone death. Our approach is based on working with other professionals servicing our clients in order to offer a robust support system.

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Our Approach to Palliative Care

  • Holistic Care: Our palliative care integrates the psychological and spiritual aspects of patient care, ensuring a holistic approach that respects the dignity and individuality of each patient.
  • Team-Based Approach: We coordinate actions with other professionals assisting our client with the purpose of making service delivery smooth and seamless. Our team consists of professional caregivers who are skilled in providing evidence-based palliative care, ensuring quality of life is enhanced and may positively influence the course of illness.

Palliative Care Practices

    1. Managing Physical Comfort: We focus on relieving discomforts such as pain, breathing problems, skin irritation, digestive problems, temperature sensitivity, and fatigue. Our care is tailored to each individual’s symptoms and needs, with an emphasis on pain management and comfort.

    2. Medication Management: In managing symptoms, medications are used judiciously to treat severe pain and ease shortness of breath. Our team is trained to assist in the administration of medications effectively while monitoring for and addressing any side effects.

    3. Supportive Measures: We provide supportive measures for issues like abnormal breathing patterns and skin irritation. This includes repositioning to prevent bed sores, applying balms or creams for dryness, and using gentle care techniques to ease discomfort

Our Commitment

Our commitment at Caring Shepherd is to enhance the quality of life for our palliative care clients, ensuring they receive compassionate, respectful care. We recognize the importance of early palliative care in conjunction with other therapies intended to prolong life. Our team is trained to contextualize decisions around goals of care, preserving hope and optimism while reorienting treatment toward appropriate aims.

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Postoperative Care

Understanding Your Needs After Surgery

Recovering from surgery can be a challenging journey. At Caring Shepherd, we specialize in providing comprehensive postoperative care to support your path to recovery. Our experienced team offers tailored services in the comfort of your own home ensuring your postoperative needs are met with compassion and professionalism.

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Why Choose Us for Your Recovery Journey

  • Experienced Professionals: We handpick our caregivers for their experience, kindness, and dependability.
  • Flexible, Personalized Care: Understanding that each individual's recovery is unique, we adapt our services to meet your specific postoperative needs.

Our Postoperative Care Services

  1. Personalized Care Plans: Designed to address your specific health needs and recovery goals.
  2. Professional Support: Includes assistance with mobility, medication administration, and medical reminders.
  3. Complementary Services: We offer personal care (including bathing and dressing), light housekeeping, meal preparation, and transportation for medical appointments.
  4. Continuous Support: Our live-in services provide ongoing care and support throughout your recovery.

Our Commitment to Your Well-being

At Caring Shepherd, we believe in a recovery process that is not just about physical healing, but also about emotional and mental well-being. We approach postoperative care with patience, compassion, and empathy, ensuring a comfortable and effective recovery experience.

Start your recovery journey with us. Contact Caring Shepherd today to discuss how we can support your postoperative care needs.

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