Caregiver Blankenhain

Care for an elderly married couple. An 85-year-old elderly lady, 85 years old, 75 kg, 165 cm, suffers from general frailty of old age, multiple spinal fractures, and degenerative neurological damage causing balance disorders. She is at risk of falling. She uses a wheelchair or walker at home. She can only walk with a walker when accompanied. She needs assistance with getting up and walking, and she is cooperative. She requires partial assistance with dressing, personal hygiene, and toileting. She has mild incontinence and uses incontinence products. She goes for walks in her wheelchair. An 85-year-old elderly gentleman, 86 years old, 80 kg, 180 cm, had a stroke in 2024. Since then, he has had problems with word-finding and weakness on his left side. He has mild mobility limitations and uses a stairlift. He has mild urinary incontinence but toilets himself independently. He has glaucoma treated with eye drops. He manages his personal hygiene, dressing, meals, and toileting independently. He still drives himself. He primarily needs companionship, accompaniment, and motivation for walks. Both are oriented in time, place, and person. The caregiver prepares meals together, shops, cleans, and does laundry. Shops are approximately 1 km away; shopping can be done by car, bicycle, or on foot. Only the lady requires nighttime assistance, approximately twice per night for using the commode chair. The lady also needs light assistance with lifting, and she is cooperative. The caregiver can use a separate bathroom in the basement of the house. A car with manual transmission is available. Free time by arrangement.