Mental Health

How to Survive Caring for Multiple Aging Adults at Once

Each of our aging parents is unique. Some people age so well that they need little help until they are well into...

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Journaling for Caregivers: Rediscover Yourself and Reclaim Your Life

At some point during your caregiving journey, you may find yourself in a rut. The awareness may come with a birthday, a...

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People Experiencing Dementia Symptoms May Deny Any Concerns

Dear Carol: Do people with dementia deny their disease because of the stigma, or do they just not know they have it?...

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Reconciling Grief & Relief When the Loved One You Cared for Dies

When my mother died in a local nursing home, my “career” of visiting this exceptional facility nearly every day for almost 15...

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Hindsight Can Be a Blessing or a Curse for Caregivers

They say hindsight is 20/20. But things from the past that may seem “clear” to you now can still be distorted by...

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Hospital Delirium: Cognitive Decline After Hospitalization

In the expected course of treatment, people are hospitalized because they are ill. Then, barring a terminal condition, they are released because...

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Questions to Determine the Impact of Caregiving

Are you prepared to take on the responsibility of caring for a family member? Will you be able to handle the commitment...

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New Caregivers: Tips on Caring for Aging Parents

I have interacted with countless professional and informal caregivers over the years, and I’ve noticed two prominent patterns that characterized my own...

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Coping with Caregiving: The Habit of Emotional Eating

As far back as breast or formula feeding, most of us learned that a sweet taste meant care and comfort. As we...

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Time Management Strategies for Caregivers

Don’t let the title scare you, folks. I’m not presenting a “system” here. Personally, I’ve never seen a chart or graph designed...

Mental Health

How to Survive Caring for Multiple Aging Adults at Once

Journaling for Caregivers: Rediscover Yourself and Reclaim Your Life

People Experiencing Dementia Symptoms May Deny Any Concerns

Reconciling Grief & Relief When the Loved One You Cared for Dies

Hindsight Can Be a Blessing or a Curse for Caregivers

Hospital Delirium: Cognitive Decline After Hospitalization

Questions to Determine the Impact of Caregiving

New Caregivers: Tips on Caring for Aging Parents

Coping with Caregiving: The Habit of Emotional Eating

Time Management Strategies for Caregivers

Seneca Sense Home: Incontinence Care Made Easy

Egosan Incontinence: Discover the Difference

Memoryboard: Designed by caregivers to help families stay connected

Free Caregiver Training provided by Geriatrician Leslie Kernisan, MD

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