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Family support when needs change
Family and friends often want to help but may not know how. Clear roles, boundaries, and realistic expectations reduce conflict and burnout.
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Family and friends often want to help but may not know how. Clear roles, boundaries, and realistic expectations reduce conflict and burnout.
- Name practical tasks that would help, not just general support.
- Agree what the disabled person wants handled privately.
- Avoid unsafe lifting or care tasks without training.
- Build in rest for carers and the person receiving support.
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- 2Agree what the disabled person wants handled privately.
- 3Avoid unsafe lifting or care tasks without training.
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- Name practical tasks that would help, not just general support.
- Agree what the disabled person wants handled privately.
- Avoid unsafe lifting or care tasks without training.
- Build in rest for carers and the person receiving support.
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- Avoid unsafe lifting or care tasks without training.
- Build in rest for carers and the person receiving support.
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- Name practical tasks that would help, not just general support.
- Agree what the disabled person wants handled privately.
- Avoid unsafe lifting or care tasks without training.
- Build in rest for carers and the person receiving support.
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- Name practical tasks that would help, not just general support.
- Agree what the disabled person wants handled privately.
- Avoid unsafe lifting or care tasks without training.
- Name practical tasks that would help, not just general support.
- Agree what the disabled person wants handled privately.
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