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Author: Gail Mitchell

Ms. Mitchell began her full-time caregiving experience in the early eighties when her husband was diagnosed with cancer. Later on she became the primary caregiver for her father, along with her mother who had become critically ill from burnout prior to her dad’s passing. In recent years, she cared for several friends with AIDS while continuing to care for her mother and actively providing support, information, referrals and resources for caregivers.

Gail's leadership on the Internet and her success with Empowering Caregivers led her to found National Organization For Empowering Caregivers (NOFEC) INC in 2001.

Prior to founding NOFEC, she created the iVillageHealth Chat: Empowering Caregivers, which she hosted for over 5 years. Within a month of hosting she created Empowering Caregivers: www.care-givers.com in 1999 as a resource for caregivers around the globe. Over three million visitors have frequented the website.

She has presented at national and international care-related conferences and programs and has been a keynote speaker for many programs as well.

Ms Mitchell has assisted thousands of caregivers online and offline in ways to empower themselves in their roles in caring for loved ones.

For a list of clients and/or her resume, please contact info@care-givers.com

Gail's articles have been published in many venues nationally and in Canada. Presently, she is a member of American Society on Aging and National Quality Caregivers Coalition.

Gail has discovered that there is life after caregiving: She has become a successful ceramic artist and installation artist. She created Crystal Illumination Art to bring the transformative quality of illumination, light and color to the human experience and celebrate its ability to inspire, heal and nourish our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well being.

Ideas For Mother

By Gail Mitchell
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Wellness

Various authors offer suggestions and thoughts for this special day.

Healing Myself – Reclaiming My Life

By Gail Mitchell
  • Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
  • Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs
  • Wellness

The author describes how she hit bottom from caregiving without knowing how the stresses had taken hold of her. She shares how she begins her healing process and reclaims her life.

Parents Who Were Brought Up During The Depression

By Gail Mitchell
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Eldercare
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters

The author shares about caregivers parents who were brought up during the depression and their consciousness about spending money on important things that are necessary for their health and well being

Speaking Your Voice: Loud & Clear

By Gail Mitchell
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Legislation and Advocacy

Gail encourages each of you to write a letter about all you are going through as a caregiver to all your congressman, politicians and the President of the US.

Let Your Voice Be Heard

By Gail Mitchell
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Legislation and Advocacy
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues

The author shares what it is like to share your voice about your experience in front of people where it can truly make a difference.

How Aging & Caregiving Are Changing Our Lives

By Gail Mitchell
  • Aging
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Eldercare

The author discusses thoughts on aging, eldercare, volunteerism and what needs to be done.

Directory Of Resources Related To Nursing Homes

By Gail Mitchell
  • Aging
  • Long Term Care
  • Residential Options
  • Volunteer Service Programs

Directory of various resources related to Nursing Homes and Elderly Issues

Choosing A Nursing Home

By Gail Mitchell
  • Aging
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters
  • Long Term Care
  • Research
  • Residential Options

The decision is probably one of the hardest ones you will ever face in our lifetime.. key info on info to look for while searching for a home.

Decisions On Placing A Loved One

By Gail Mitchell
  • Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Long Term Care
  • Wellness

Wonderful insight…shares personal experience and helps guide the reader as to how to prepare for and find a proper facility for a loved one

More On Isolation And Your Return Into The Real World

By Gail Mitchell
  • Aging
  • Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Grief and Bereavement
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues

This article helps the caregiver get back into the flow of ‘real life’ after caregiving. It addresses the issues that many caregivers are faced with after their job is done.

Hiring Home Care On Your Own – Evaluation

By Gail Mitchell
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
  • Forms - Downloadable & Printable
  • Homecare - Home Health Care

Printable guideline for hiring in home healthcare.

Home Health Care Agency Evaluation

By Gail Mitchell
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Forms - Downloadable & Printable
  • Long Term Care

Home Health Care Agency Evaluation, printable version for easy referral

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