Caregiving

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Siblings Who Care More About Their Inheritance Than Mom and Dad’s Care

“We don’t want strangers taking care of Mom!” “We promised Dad he would never have to go to a nursing home!” “If...

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Humor Can Protect Caregivers’ Hearts from Their Deepest Sorrows

One of the positive parts of being a family caregiver is the opportunity for emotional growth. We can develop increased compassion, patience,...

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Consider Palliative Care for Parent with Multiple Health Challenges

Dear Carol: I want so badly to help my mom have as good a life as possible during her last years, yet...

An older man wearing a plaind shirt and glasses sits at an open laptop, coffee cup at hand. Behind him, an older woman wearing a pink sweater, turns her had to talk with him.

Ways to Help Older Adults Stay Active and Engaged

As family caregivers, we strive to meet all our loved ones’ needs. We give medication reminders, cook meals, manage doctors’ appointments, and...

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Wishing you a meaningful Memorial Day

On this Memorial Day, we honor those we’ve lost. Memorial Day also symbolizes the beginning of summer, so I’m hoping you have...

The Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease (the 7 Stage Model)

The only certainty when diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease is that a senior’s condition will progressively worsen. The national Alzheimer’s Association has developed...

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Hospice Care: Help During the End Stages of Life

“No one needs to die in pain.” That is what the social worker told me as I signed the papers that would...

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Music Therapy Can Increase Quality of Life for Those in Hospice

For many, music from certain eras can bring back memories of better times. For others, music soothes anxiety or gets them pumped...

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Transitioning from Spouse to Caregiver Presents a Confusing Dynamic

Dear Carol: My husband and I have been together for 59 years and married 56. He’s in his sixth year after a...

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You Are Not Alone: Caregivers Share Their Experiences

Long-term caregiving can be isolating and lonely, which is why peer support is so vital to a caregiver’s mental, emotional, and physical...

Caregiving

Siblings Who Care More About Their Inheritance Than Mom and Dad’s Care

Humor Can Protect Caregivers’ Hearts from Their Deepest Sorrows

Consider Palliative Care for Parent with Multiple Health Challenges

Ways to Help Older Adults Stay Active and Engaged

Wishing you a meaningful Memorial Day

The Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease (the 7 Stage Model)

Hospice Care: Help During the End Stages of Life

Music Therapy Can Increase Quality of Life for Those in Hospice

Transitioning from Spouse to Caregiver Presents a Confusing Dynamic

You Are Not Alone: Caregivers Share Their Experiences

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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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