THE HIGH COST OF CARING: Family Caregiver Compassion Fatigue “What are we doing here? I want to go home,”… Read more »
Category: Caregiver Support Articles
Recipe for Caregiving
Recipe For Caregiving Caring for anyone can be an emotional and rewarding journey to help someone that can’t care for… Read more »
Using Your Gifts: The Power of Caregiving & Healing Art
Using Your Gifts: The Power of Caregiving & Healing Art By Eileen Schwartz I was my mother’s caregiver. This experience… Read more »
Best Friends Approach to Caregiving
Best Friends Approach to Caregiving When you find yourself caring for a person with dementia one of the hardest question… Read more »
Disabled Adult and Aging Parent/Grandparent
Disabled Adult and Aging Parent/Grandparent By: Alyson C. Fudge, Esq. As Elder Law Attorneys, we spend a significant amount of… Read more »
PACE – A Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly
Does someone you love need supportive care, but wants to avoid a nursing home setting? With the senior population on the rise, the likelihood many will answer yes is not surprising.
An Open Letter to My Caregiver
I may not have the ability to say these words but thank you for all that you do. Your work matters more than you may realize.
When In Doubt…Ask
Franklin, an 85-year-old retired banker, fell in his yard cutting grass and hurt his back. He was taken, by ambulance, to the local hospital to be treated. For the next three days, Franklin was in a hospital bed, getting tests, hospital food, and medications to help ease his pain.
Ask the Expert Making Your Final Wishes Known
Ask the Expert Making Your Final Wishes Known
Home Care Activities for People with Dementia
Cognitive health is a person’s ability to think, learn and remember. The most common cognitive health issue facing the elderly is the loss of those cognitive functions, or dementia.
