Caregiver Sinzig

Care for a 90-year-old lady, 145 cm tall, 45 kg. She uses a wheelchair. In 2023, she suffered a stroke and is paralyzed on the left side. A physiotherapist and an occupational therapist visit the home. She is partially incontinent and wears diapers at night. She suffers from high blood pressure. She requires partial assistance with dressing and undressing and with personal hygiene (she can wash her face herself). She further needs full assistance with toileting, transferring to and from the wheelchair, and to and from the stairlift, as well as to and from her armchair. She can stand alone for a short while. A nursing service also visits the home 5 times a week to put on her compression stockings, which the caregiver then removes. Assistance is needed with wheelchair walks and supervision of medication intake. Adherence to the daily schedule: 6:30 AM – 6:45 AM waking up, diaper change, intimate hygiene in bed. 6:45 AM – 7:00 AM nursing service. 7:00 AM – 7:30 AM washing in the bathroom and dressing. 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM breakfast. 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM gymnastics. 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM sleep. 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM lunch. 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM rest, entertainment. 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM dinner. 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM TV, entertainment. Lifting with support is required; she is cooperative and can take a few steps. Night work is not required. Within the household, meal preparation, cooking healthy meals, cleaning, laundry, and shopping are needed for both (10 min walk; alternatively, the family can do the shopping). Assistance visits the household once a week.