Caregiving

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How to Engage in Self-Care While Grieving

Many caregivers watch their loved ones endure a long, slow decline that will eventually end in death. As they age, we grieve...

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Hospice Education Helps Families Understand How to Support Loved One

Dear Carol: My siblings and I are at odds over how to help our 80-year-old mom during her last weeks of life....

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Planning a “Picnic” for a Loved One in a Senior Living Community

While most senior living communities offer an array of programs and events, activities directors often work with limited budgets and are challenged...

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Loving Yourself: A Caregiver’s Ultimate Challenge

We’ve all heard that we must first learn to love ourselves before we can love others. Yet, many of us have grown...

Kitchen Safety Concerns for People with Dementia

Sharing a kitchen with another cook can be trying for some people. Sharing a kitchen with a person who has dementia can...

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The Importance of Grandparents Never Fades

The importance of grandparents in the lives of children cannot be denied. Before our society became so mobile, it was common for...

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How to Be a True Friend to a Family Caregiver

Family caregivers often find that their social circles shrink over time. Casual friends are typically the first to drift away because a...

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AARP Interview: How to Cope When You Are Caregiving for Someone You (Really!) Don’t Get Along With

It was my pleasure to be interviewed by Bruce Horovitz for this AARP article that discusses a difficult topic in a field...

5 Essential Steps for the Senior Care Conversation

A Place for Mom continues to add to the conversation about how caregiving affects the lives of women. I recently had the...

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Women and Caregiving: The Hidden Health, Work, and Financial Effects of Unpaid Care in Midlife: Part 2

Last week, I wrote about an article released by A Place for Mom in honor of Women’s History Month. The article included...

Caregiving

How to Engage in Self-Care While Grieving

Hospice Education Helps Families Understand How to Support Loved One

Planning a “Picnic” for a Loved One in a Senior Living Community

Loving Yourself: A Caregiver’s Ultimate Challenge

Kitchen Safety Concerns for People with Dementia

The Importance of Grandparents Never Fades

How to Be a True Friend to a Family Caregiver

AARP Interview: How to Cope When You Are Caregiving for Someone You (Really!) Don’t Get Along With

5 Essential Steps for the Senior Care Conversation

Women and Caregiving: The Hidden Health, Work, and Financial Effects of Unpaid Care in Midlife: Part 2

Egosan Incontinence: Discover the Difference

Memoryboard: Designed by caregivers to help families stay connected

Seneca Sense Home: Incontinence Care Made Easy

Free Caregiver Training provided by Geriatrician Leslie Kernisan, MD

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