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Fernando’s Household

Fernando and Laura work in the technology sector in the Bay Area. They have one son in college. Fernando’s mother Maria lives in the home next door to Fernando and Laura. Maria raised three children in the neighborhood and worked as an educator at the local school district. She’s been independent most of her life. But in 2014, she suffered a concussion and skull fracture in a traffic accident. As she recovered, Laura and Fernando noticed she often appeared forgetful and confused. She was eventually diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Compounded with other medical issues, Laura and Fernando have become her primary caregivers.

Fernando and Laura work in the technology sector in the Bay Area. They have one son in college. Fernando’s mother Maria lives in the home next door to Fernando and Laura. Maria raised three children in the neighborhood and worked as an educator at the local school district. She’s been independent most of her life. But in 2014, she suffered a concussion and skull fracture in a traffic accident. As she recovered, Laura and Fernando noticed she often appeared forgetful and confused. She was eventually diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Compounded with other medical issues, Laura and Fernando have become her primary caregivers.

Fernando
Laura
  • Care Network
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    Fernando and Laura’s participation occurred at the end of the work week. Before beginning, Laura cautioned that it might not appear like they participate in that many caregiving activities. “We don’t do much hands-on caregiving [right now]…[Maria] doesn’t like it, and we have no bandwidth or patience for it,” Laura said, “We put our energy into research, planning, and coordinating three paid caregivers and three family members."

    Because Laura didn’t keep a log and Fernando’s log had many hours unaccounted for, evidence would seem to support Laura’s claim. In Fernando’s log that covered about 29 hours, for example, only 1.9 hours were devoted to caregiving.

    However, sensors illustrated heightened levels of stress during care coordination, so they are not insignificant moments.

  • 24-hour Log
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    Fernando and Laura’s participation occurred at the end of the work week. Before beginning, Laura cautioned that it might not appear like they participate in that many caregiving activities. “We don’t do much hands-on caregiving [right now]…[Maria] doesn’t like it, and we have no bandwidth or patience for it,” Laura said, “We put our energy into research, planning, and coordinating three paid caregivers and three family members."

    Because Laura didn’t keep a log and Fernando’s log had many hours unaccounted for, evidence would seem to support Laura’s claim. In Fernando’s log that covered about 29 hours, for example, only 1.9 hours were devoted to caregiving.

    However, sensors illustrated heightened levels of stress during care coordination, so they are not insignificant moments.

  • 36-hour Log
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    Fernando and Laura’s participation occurred at the end of the work week. Before beginning, Laura cautioned that it might not appear like they participate in that many caregiving activities. “We don’t do much hands-on caregiving [right now]…[Maria] doesn’t like it, and we have no bandwidth or patience for it,” Laura said, “We put our energy into research, planning, and coordinating three paid caregivers and three family members."

    Because Laura didn’t keep a log and Fernando’s log had many hours unaccounted for, evidence would seem to support Laura’s claim. In Fernando’s log that covered about 29 hours, for example, only 1.9 hours were devoted to caregiving.

    However, sensors illustrated heightened levels of stress during care coordination, so they are not insignificant moments.

  • Activities
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    Fernando and Laura’s participation occurred at the end of the work week. Before beginning, Laura cautioned that it might not appear like they participate in that many caregiving activities. “We don’t do much hands-on caregiving [right now]…[Maria] doesn’t like it, and we have no bandwidth or patience for it,” Laura said, “We put our energy into research, planning, and coordinating three paid caregivers and three family members."

    Because Laura didn’t keep a log and Fernando’s log had many hours unaccounted for, evidence would seem to support Laura’s claim. In Fernando’s log that covered about 29 hours, for example, only 1.9 hours were devoted to caregiving.

    However, sensors illustrated heightened levels of stress during care coordination, so they are not insignificant moments.

  • Photo Log
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    Fernando and Laura’s participation occurred at the end of the work week. Before beginning, Laura cautioned that it might not appear like they participate in that many caregiving activities. “We don’t do much hands-on caregiving [right now]…[Maria] doesn’t like it, and we have no bandwidth or patience for it,” Laura said, “We put our energy into research, planning, and coordinating three paid caregivers and three family members."

    Because Laura didn’t keep a log and Fernando’s log had many hours unaccounted for, evidence would seem to support Laura’s claim. In Fernando’s log that covered about 29 hours, for example, only 1.9 hours were devoted to caregiving.

    However, sensors illustrated heightened levels of stress during care coordination, so they are not insignificant moments.

  • Body
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    Fernando and Laura’s participation occurred at the end of the work week. Before beginning, Laura cautioned that it might not appear like they participate in that many caregiving activities. “We don’t do much hands-on caregiving [right now]…[Maria] doesn’t like it, and we have no bandwidth or patience for it,” Laura said, “We put our energy into research, planning, and coordinating three paid caregivers and three family members."

    Because Laura didn’t keep a log and Fernando’s log had many hours unaccounted for, evidence would seem to support Laura’s claim. In Fernando’s log that covered about 29 hours, for example, only 1.9 hours were devoted to caregiving.

    However, sensors illustrated heightened levels of stress during care coordination, so they are not insignificant moments.

  • Environment
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    Fernando and Laura’s participation occurred at the end of the work week. Before beginning, Laura cautioned that it might not appear like they participate in that many caregiving activities. “We don’t do much hands-on caregiving [right now]…[Maria] doesn’t like it, and we have no bandwidth or patience for it,” Laura said, “We put our energy into research, planning, and coordinating three paid caregivers and three family members."

    Because Laura didn’t keep a log and Fernando’s log had many hours unaccounted for, evidence would seem to support Laura’s claim. In Fernando’s log that covered about 29 hours, for example, only 1.9 hours were devoted to caregiving.

    However, sensors illustrated heightened levels of stress during care coordination, so they are not insignificant moments.

  • Motion
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    Fernando and Laura’s participation occurred at the end of the work week. Before beginning, Laura cautioned that it might not appear like they participate in that many caregiving activities. “We don’t do much hands-on caregiving [right now]…[Maria] doesn’t like it, and we have no bandwidth or patience for it,” Laura said, “We put our energy into research, planning, and coordinating three paid caregivers and three family members."

    Because Laura didn’t keep a log and Fernando’s log had many hours unaccounted for, evidence would seem to support Laura’s claim. In Fernando’s log that covered about 29 hours, for example, only 1.9 hours were devoted to caregiving.

    However, sensors illustrated heightened levels of stress during care coordination, so they are not insignificant moments.

  • Summary
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    Fernando and Laura’s participation occurred at the end of the work week. Before beginning, Laura cautioned that it might not appear like they participate in that many caregiving activities. “We don’t do much hands-on caregiving [right now]…[Maria] doesn’t like it, and we have no bandwidth or patience for it,” Laura said, “We put our energy into research, planning, and coordinating three paid caregivers and three family members."

    Because Laura didn’t keep a log and Fernando’s log had many hours unaccounted for, evidence would seem to support Laura’s claim. In Fernando’s log that covered about 29 hours, for example, only 1.9 hours were devoted to caregiving.

    However, sensors illustrated heightened levels of stress during care coordination, so they are not insignificant moments.

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