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Otherwise, check on the Internet for "caregiving classes" and add your zip code. Hopefully there will be a school nearby.
Most of us who caregive learned by the seat of our pants. I watched the aides in my husband’s rehab; how they turned him, how they got him up, how they spoke to him—what words they used to get him to do things for himself, how they changed the bed with him in it. He had a super fantastic aide, Anya, who would make an incredible instructor at one of these classes.
First aid and CPR classes are great, but newbies need to learn how to do the day to day stuff, not to mention how to handle the stress and anger that often comes with caregiving. I guess we could always take STNA classes but most of those deal with rules and regulations and we don’t need those.
Open communication with her doctor and their staff and membership in a support group if you can find one helps. So does therapy if you get to the point you want to pick up the refrigerator and throw it through the wall...but I pray you never get to that point.
This site is the best support I have found. This and YouTube videos on how to change beds and give bed baths.
Many good wishes to you and your mom!
I would also recommend Youtube videos on tasks such as toileting, ambulation, physical therapy, etc.
And finally, maybe you can find a book or a text online. Amazon perhaps? Because the Baby Boomers are reaching old age, care giving is an obligation undertaken by tens if not hundreds of millions of families right now. I would expect there to be some books out there that can guide you. Good luck!