WGU C475 - OA Final Exam Study Guide 2023| Very Useful for Passing your Exams

WGU C475 - OA Final Exam Study Guide 2023| Very Useful for Passing your Exams Role of Caregiving These individuals help with personal care, dressing, feeding, toileting, helping ambulate (ADLs); medical care (med management, BP, oxygen tanks); organize doctor's appts, manage finances, & deal with daily household tasks (IADLs); emotional support; very knowledgable about their condition & needs, and often become their advocate True or False: caregivers can be informal who are family or friends who have no formal training or caregivers can be hired from companies who are trained. True Effects of Caregiving - Higher costs & financial difficulties - May be unable to work full time or hold down a job altogether - Their employers don't have adequate policies in place to support them - Sacrifice their own health & well-being in order to care for their loved ones - Spend so much time caring for loved ones that their family & relationships can suffer What assessments are used when treating caregivers? Caregiver self-assessment questionnaire Most caregiver assessments screen for what? stress, burden, anxiety, and other psychological effects of caregiving Can you bill for the time spent treating your client's caregiver? Yes.