Taking control doesn’t mean “doing it all” it simply means choosing what is important and letting go of what is not. Let us, as caregivers, look ahead to a one-step-at-a-time beginning in how we organize our lives and our attitudes.
One is entitled to be as pain-free as possible. Techniques and suggestions on how to keep your pain at a reasonable level. Examples are medications, biofeedback, meditation, and acupuncture.
Scam artists often target older people, knowing they tend to be trusting and polite toward strangers. Here are some tip offs to rip offs.
Two different presentations on the caregiver’s bill of rights for caregivers to be aware of.
Have you ever given much thought to dignity? Yours? Someone else’s? Respect for your loved one’s dignity? Here is one woman’s effort to maintain the dignity of her husband.
A time comes in your life when you finally get it…when, in the midst of all your fears and insanity, you stop dead in your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out – ENOUGH!
One woman’s experience of watching her parents go from “young elderly” to “frail elderly.” She makes a commitment to show them on a regular basis how much she loves them.
Have you run out of creative ideas of things to do, to entertain your housebound loved one? How about helping them record their story – their history – their heritage. Here are suggestions on how to get started.
As our parents age roles often reverse or take on new meanings. Here are issues to consider when caregiving for a parent or elderly person including ways to gain insight into the status of your loved one.
The Alzheimers Disease Caregivers’ Army has launched a worldwide petition drive in support of finding a cure for Alzheimers disease.
As the population of older Americans grows, so does the hidden problem of elder abuse, exploitation, and neglect
Issues of care-giving by physicions. Education in med schools nowadays lacks emphasis on how to take care of a patient during terminal phases of illness. How human suffering is aliviated by doctors and healers.
