Caregiver stress

How to Handle Siblings in Denial About a Parent’s Declining Health

Nearly all family caregivers with siblings have experienced some version of sibling denial regarding their aging parents. Whether it stems from a...

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Strategies for Getting (and Staying) Organized While Caregiving

Note: Since this article was written, there is an abundance of technology, including apps, that can help caregivers and families organize. Even...

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Life As a Caregiver: How to Make Tough Care Decisions

Many of us feel honored to provide care for our aging parents or ill spouses, but this honor can also present serious...

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The Aftermath of Long-Term Caregiving: Is Stress the New Normal?

Often long-term caregivers wonder if their lives will ever return to normal. The short answer is no; at least for most of...

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Tips to Help You “Unplug” from Caregiving

Jen has been caring for her parents for almost two years and she is quickly approaching caregiver burnout. A close friend booked...

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Grief Counseling Can Help Caregivers Long Before Care Recipient Passes

Dear Carol: I supported and cared for my parents for years before they both died days apart last year. Now, my husband...

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Recognizing Caregiver Burnout and Attempting to Heal as We Care

Caregiver burnout isn’t something that happens all at once. We all have good days and bad days, which is normal. Eventually, though,...

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Apologizing After Caregiver Stress Causes a Blowup

Caregiving is a stressful job even during the best of times. The sheer amount of responsibility is enough to make the most...

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Family Caregivers Still Undervalued By Many

We live in a society that tends to value what we do over who we are. If what we do isn’t highly...

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Free Caregiver Training with Support from a Geriatrician and More

Caregivers are often thrown into an unknown world of medication management and handling cognitive challenges. With little or no medical training, this...

Caregiver stress

How to Handle Siblings in Denial About a Parent’s Declining Health

Strategies for Getting (and Staying) Organized While Caregiving

Life As a Caregiver: How to Make Tough Care Decisions

The Aftermath of Long-Term Caregiving: Is Stress the New Normal?

Tips to Help You “Unplug” from Caregiving

Grief Counseling Can Help Caregivers Long Before Care Recipient Passes

Recognizing Caregiver Burnout and Attempting to Heal as We Care

Apologizing After Caregiver Stress Causes a Blowup

Family Caregivers Still Undervalued By Many

Free Caregiver Training with Support from a Geriatrician and More

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