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Classic Strategies for Getting (and Staying) Organized While Caregiving

Caring for a vulnerable elder can be rewarding as well as frustrating. It can increase our self-esteem to know that we are...

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Comforting Phrases for Caregivers to Tap Into and Live By

Life isn’t easy for most people, and it’s not perfect for anybody. Sometimes, as we trudge through the days providing help for...

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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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When We Become Caregivers, Friends May Disappear

Most people have not personally provided care for a loved one and therefore cannot fully understand everything that goes into being a...

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Journaling Helps Some Caregivers Stay on Track Emotionally

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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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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New to Caregiving: How Do I Keep from Going Under?

Dear Carol: My parents are in their 70s, and had been mostly healthy. I don’t have to worry about financial and health...

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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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New Caregivers: Tips on Caring for Elderly 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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Classic 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...

Self-care

Classic Strategies for Getting (and Staying) Organized While Caregiving

Comforting Phrases for Caregivers to Tap Into and Live By

Tips to Help You “Unplug” from Caregiving

When We Become Caregivers, Friends May Disappear

Journaling Helps Some Caregivers Stay on Track Emotionally

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

New to Caregiving: How Do I Keep from Going Under?

Hindsight Can Be a Blessing or a Curse for Caregivers

New Caregivers: Tips on Caring for Elderly Parents

Classic Time Management Strategies for Caregivers

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Seneca Sense Home: Incontinence Care Made Easy

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