--001a114a6b92de62460548bc2978 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Tim, Thank you. Yes, I would like some information for the pre-made delivery service. Yes, I trust Arthur offers to prepare, I guess I am trying to figure out how we can help her feel in control and at the same time help them get the nutrition they need. I appreciate your suggesting solutions ;) Debbie On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 10:56 AM Timothy Thomas wrote: > Hi Debbie, > > I spoke with Arthur and he gave me some additional feedback. He always > offer to prepare the meals but your mother wants to remain in control. Sh= e > often orders in fast food. I've asked that Arthur review what's in the > fridge every day and propose various meals to your mother in an effort to > plan ahead and avoid ordering in. This way she can make the decision, fee= l > in charge and hopefully help Arthur in some of the preparations. > > He will chart every meal in the care notes. I would also consider looking > at a pre-made delivery service that offers balanced meals, as opposed to > the pizza and rotisserie chicken that they seem to often choose. If you > like, I can try and identify some in the region. > > Let me know what you think, > Tim > > > > On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 10:35 AM, Timothy Thomas tt@homecareassistance.com> wrote: > > Hi Debbie, > > Thank you for sharing this information. I will speak with Arthur regardin= g > the diapers schedule. He will be changed every two hours and repositioned= . > As for the meals. I'll review a meal plan with Arthur and next week I wil= l > visit on Tuesday next week and drop off our Balanced Care Manual, which > includes various recipes that he can follow. I will also have him chart > every meal so we can keep track of exactly what he's eating. > > I will update the care plan accordingly and brief the other caregivers > involved. I'm very confident that with the new schedule, and strong > consistent caregivers we can truly help your parents and ensure they have= a > strong quality of life to enjoy. > > Best regards, > Tim > > On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 9:02 AM, Debbie C wrote: > > Hi Tim, > > > Here is an email I received from the agency we tried last week. The 2 > reasons we are returning to Home Care is they were not able to change my > father on their own and the personality conflicts with my mother. Arthur > has been great with my parents and is able to physically work with my dad= . > > > In summary of the text below, we are making this change so that my > father's position can be changed every 2 hours and his diaper > checked/changed every 2 hours. > > > Any ideas how we can monitor my fathers meals better ? Can we perhaps log > his 3 meals a day ? If Arthur can also take a look in the micro wave or > counters to see if any raw meat has been left out. I think she takes it o= ut > to plan to cook it then forgets. > > > For the 24 or 16 hours,right now is not possible for us,we are going to > stick with trying