You work for a home care agency and have received a new assignment. You are asked to go see Mrs. Blackhawk today. She is a 84 year old native american woman. She is recently widowed. Her husband was her caregiver. Her children live far away. A neighbor contacted her children and told them Mrs. Blackhawk was not taking care of herself since her husband’s death. Her children contacted your home care agency and asked to have a caregiver go out once a day and help Mrs. Blackhawk. Information about Mrs. Blackhawk – She is able to walk with a walker, but is unsteady. She doesn’t take regular baths. You don’t know why, but she needs to because she has occasional urinary incontinence and does not wear incontinence briefs/pads. She has mild cognitive impairment (some mild memory loss). The house is a mess. It is obvious that she is not able to do regular housekeeping tasks including cooking and laundry. When you arrive, it is 10 am. Mrs. Blackhawk is sitting in the living room watching TV drinking a bottle of beer and is still in her pajamas. Her hair is uncombed and there are food spills on her pajamas. You look for a careplan, but it looks like the nurse forgot to leave one for you to follow. There is no phone and your cell phone is out of service area. You are going to have to decide what your duties will be today for Mrs. Blackhawk. You have been assigned to be there for four hours every day from 10-2pm. Tell me what your daily and what your weekly schedule would look like. Don’t forget your paper needs to be 500-1000 words and include discussion of the client’s physical, cultural, spiritual, and psychosocial needs.
