8:00am, our day start with Maureen chatting quietly to herself, Marie and I went in and asked her if she wanted to get going, Maureen gave us a “YES”, so we got supplies ready for a nice warm bed bath.
We cleaned and changed from a heavy wet diaper, once the typical lotions were applied, a fresh diaper was put on and then dressed for the day, sling put in place and transferred to the Geri chair for breakfast.
9:00am, Once brought out to the kitchen and set in her usual spot, Marie brushed Maureen’s hair and put on her glasses while I got her banana for her. I gave her thyroid pill with so applesauce before the oatmeal, banana, 1/2 cup of prune juice and full cup of water were consumed.
The other morning meds were taken with applesauce and a spoonful of honey followed, then after about 5 minutes, oral care was performed.
10:15am, exercises to keep Maureen’s arms and legs loose were done, her posture was near perfect the entire morning, once the wedge pillows were put in place on either side of the chair.
10:45am, time for a change … we cleaned and changed from a medium wet diaper to a fresh one and when we finished, we left Maureen on her left side and supported her with the green wedges, for an hour’s rest, off of her back side.
12:00pm, Marie checked on Maureen, she was hea wet so she was cleaned very well using the CAVILON spray and barrier cream, fresh diaper and redressed, along with the sling put in place, Hoyer lift used to transfer to the Geri chair and out to the kitchen for
lunch.
12:30pm, chicken meatballs, cheesy potatoes and some butternut squash raviolis were on the menu for lunch.A full cup of water accompanied the meal, oral care followed.
1:45pm, we sat in the kitchen for a while, nodding off for a little catnap. We decided to check if a change was needed prior to Sister Roberta’s visit, sure enough, Maureen was in need.
We transferred her with the Hoyer lift and changed a medium wet diaper , cleaned well and redressed.
After she was all set, we transferred to the day chair and went to the recliner.
2:30pm, Sister Roberta arrive and performed her relaxing massage therapy and trimmed Maureen’s fingernails with Marie’s assistance.
4:00pm, Marie cut up a variety of fresh fruit for Maureen and fed her while Sister Roberta was finishing up.
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