Covid-19 Caregiver Tips Proven To Reduce The Risk Of Getting It!

Caring for a person(s) with Covid-19 will at times require a closer distance than 6 feet. Cleaning up dishes, cups, tissues, or other trash from a person with Covid-19 definitely puts you at a higher risk of contracting the virus. These caregiver tips we learned when three members of our household contracted the Delta variant of Covid-19 at the same time. That left one person to be the caregiver with major concerns of getting it herself.

Caregiver Tips

1. Pray before going in or around the quarantine area/Pray coming out of the quarantine area
2. Designate a quarantine bedroom
3. Do not neglect to wear a mask
4. Disposable gloves are great, learn to take them off properly
5. Avoid touching your eyes or nose
6. Wash hands frequently and use hand sanitizer
7. Stay within the 6 feet of distance as possible
8. Use paper plates, cups, and disposable cutlery
9. Keep a Clorox or Lysol disinfecting wipe in your hand to clean as you go frequently touched surfaces
10. Store your food separate from those who are sick, do not share food sources, eat separate
11. Use Lysol Spray around the areas you are going into beforehand or afterwards if they have been
12. Move a table by the quarantine room designated as a pick up/drop off area
13. Run a diffuser by the doorway of the quarantine room with Thieves
14. Keep a separate trash can/bag in the quarantine room
15. Designate a separate bathroom if at all possible
16. Use soapy hot water with bleach to hand wash any dishes or silverware, soaking at least 5 minutes
17. Run the dishwasher on heavy with hot water to sanitize the load
18. Wash all laundry with Lysol Laundry Sanitizer
19. Choose white or light colored bed linens or towels that can be bleached
20. Create a support team to help pick up prescriptions, groceries, and food
21. Pay closer attention to older or immune compromised patients for signs of worsening symptoms
22. Share information with concerned family, co-workers, and friends
23. Ask for prayer, put on church prayer lists
24. Rest
25. Stay hydrated
26. Take Zinc, Vitamins D, C, B Complex, and Elderberry supplements
27. Monitor yourself for any symptoms for 14 days after your contact with the Covid-19 person(s)
28. Stay connected with friends to help boost emotional stability
29. Be encouraged that this too will pass, there will be an end
30. Ask for help, don’t try to do it all by yourself, take a break when you need one

In Conclusion

These effective tips are not an absolute guarantee that you will not contract Covid-19 or any of its variant forms. I am just sharing what worked for us like a good neighbor would. However, being a meticulous caregiver is proven to reduce your risk significantly. That one family member who ended up as the delegated caregiver never caught it. The effort is worth it. Read the patient side of it in this blog post here: https://reconfiguringwithgrace.com/?p=2334.

I am not a medical professional. This information is not meant to diagnose or present a cure but for educational purposes only. It is the sole opinion of the experience, knowledge or facts researched by the author. It is my best advice to consult with a physician, medical professional, or healthcare provider if seeking medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment as this blog post is not a substitute for either.