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Not Everyone Is Cut Out to Be a Caregiver

Each of us is unique, with our own talents and flaws. Often, our so-called faults are merely ways in which we differ...

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The Best Ways to Support a Caregiving Spouse

When people get married, they quickly learn that they’ve made a commitment to more than one person. Essentially, you marry your spouse’s...

How Caregiving Can Change Your Personality

There’s no getting around it: being a family caregiver is bound to impact how you think and who you are as a...

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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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Helping vs. Enabling: How to Strike a Balance While Caregiving

Most family caregivers want what is best for their loved ones, and they’ll do whatever it takes to make that happen. Unfortunately,...

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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...

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Adjusting to New Caregivers is Difficult for Most Older Adults

Dear Carol: My 86-year-old mother’s long-time private caregiver is moving. She’s been a faithful friend and helper to Mom for years, so...

Relationships

Not Everyone Is Cut Out to Be a Caregiver

The Best Ways to Support a Caregiving Spouse

How Caregiving Can Change Your Personality

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

Helping vs. Enabling: How to Strike a Balance While Caregiving

Family Caregivers Still Undervalued By Many

Free Caregiver Training with Support from a Geriatrician and More

Adjusting to New Caregivers is Difficult for Most Older Adults

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