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    Ask A Guy With Six Years Experience In Caregiving

    Posts: 9,558 Member
    edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
    Also any help from you real caregivers would be great

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      @toned_thugs_n_harmony @mij140 @Merrysailor5 and everyone else
    • Posts: 1,871 Member
      What type of carer? Old people? Mental health issues? Alzeimhers?
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      PAFC84 wrote: »
      What type of carer? Old people? Mental health issues? Alzeimhers?

      Good questions. I’ve got 16 years of caregiving to my name for premature babies and another decade or so for kids, but both are a completely different world from those things.
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      skctilidie wrote: »
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      Good questions. I’ve got 16 years of caregiving to my name for premature babies and another decade or so for kids, but both are a completely different world from those things.

      Yea I saw that in another thread. Must be very rewarding and very upsetting. Keep up the good work though
    • Posts: 7,074 Member
      I have a lot of nurses in my family. I admire them. It's not something I could do. I've heard all kinds of stories too! :lol:
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      PAFC84 wrote: »
      What type of carer? Old people? Mental health issues? Alzeimhers?
      I worked with developly disabled adults and I now work with elderly dementia patients
      Avocado_AS5 wrote: »
      You gotta post a towel selfie Noah.

      Probably not:P
    • Posts: 1,871 Member
      How do you stay positive?
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      CaptainFantastic01 wrote: »
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      I worked with developly disabled adults and I now work with elderly dementia patients

      Personally, I think that would be much harder for me than what I do. I’m so thankful there are wonderful people like you who can handle it.

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      PAFC84 wrote: »
      How do you stay positive?
      I just care a lot about people and knowing that I am helping them kinda fuels my fire so to say
      LMNOP55 wrote: »
      Are sponge baths as erotic as you seen on PornHub?

      No
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      CoffeeAndContour wrote: »
      How old are the people you work with?

      Between 65 and 95
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    • Posts: 1,871 Member
      Ever been attacked by a patient?
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      Hey, look, I was right. You ARE the real hero.
    • Posts: 9,558 Member
      PAFC84 wrote: »
      Ever been attacked by a patient?

      Lol plenty, not in the memory care unit yet but i have plenty of scars from my other jobs
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      CaptainFantastic01 wrote: »
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      Lol plenty, not in the memory care unit yet but i have plenty of scars from my other jobs

      How do you not lose your temper, if its the same person?
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      Has a patient ever wandered offsite?
    • Posts: 11,962 Member
      Bookmarking for the towel selfie
    • Posts: 9,323 Member
      Is changing a grown mans diaper different from a babies?
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      hud54014 wrote: »
      Has a patient ever wandered offsite?
      When I worked with disabled adults people would run off on shift changes and stuff but so far no old people, the doors are all coded though
      kinetixtrainer2 wrote: »
      Is changing a grown mans diaper different from a babies?
      It is massively different
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      CaptainFantastic01 wrote: »
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      When I worked with disabled adults people would run off on shift changes and stuff but so far no old people, the doors are all coded though
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      It is massively different

      I love you!!! Mad respect Noah
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      DAMAGEDG00DS wrote: »
      who dominates the BINGO game on game night?

      The staff who watch
    • Posts: 4,297 Member
      You ever try and change your name or wear a fake mustache to see which patients remember who you are?
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      Caporegiem wrote: »
      You ever try and change your name or wear a fake mustache to see which patients remember who you are?

      They forget me just fine without all that
    • Posts: 3,777 Member
      Do you find the families a challenge to work with, or are they generally supportive and appreciative of the work you do?
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      hud54014 wrote: »
      Do you find the families a challenge to work with, or are they generally supportive and appreciative of the work you do?

      It’s basically right down the middle
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