If you are caregiving for a loved one and find the task to be overwhelming at a times, consider Task Batching.
Task Batching is where you set aside time to do a bunch of one type of task at a time.
Need to get medicines ready? Instead of doing one week at a time try doing a month at a time. The MedCenter Monthly Pill Organizer has 31 days available with slots for four different times of day: morning, noon, evening, and night. If the person you are caregiving for has a lot of medications and vitamins, they take only getting everything together once a month instead of four times a month can give you back time and mental space.
The MedCenter Monthly Pill Organizer
Need to cut down on laundry? Check out disposable underpads. They are great for your loved one to lay on when they rest. If they have any kind of leakage the underpad will protect the sheets below and cut down on the amount of times you need to run the laundry. If your loved one toss and turns, consider getting pads like the Reassure Underpads with Tape. The tape on the back helps keep it in place no matter how much they wiggle. Once they are soiled you can ball them up and pitch them in the trash. Lay a new one down and you are saved from another sheet washing.
Going out to lunch or to an appointment and worried about your loved one making a mess? Check out the Reassure Washcloths. They are larger than baby wipes, have a pleasant scent (without being overwhelming), and can be used to clean faces, hands, small stains on shirts, or the occasional dashboard if your to-go box opens when you make a sharp left. They are a favorite around HDIS and fit in purses and glove compartments.
