Preventing and Treating Dementia Caregiver Burnout
My article gives practical tips for caregivers of dementia patients.
An Invisibile Means of Support
- Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
- Caregiver Issues
- Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
- End-of-Life-Hospice - Palliative Care
- Grief and Bereavement
- Long Term Care
- Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
- Support Groups
Relates a personal experience emphasizing the importance of a support group to a long-term family caregiver, especially for men who do not want to share their feelings or ask for help.
Elder Care & Elder Rage: Know The Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s!
- Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
- Caregiver Issues
- Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
- Community Services
- Disability - Accessability - Mobility
- Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
- Eldercare
- End-of-Life-Hospice - Palliative Care
- Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters
- Homecare - Home Health Care
- Long Term Care
- Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
- Residential Options
- Support Groups
Jacqueline Marcell barely survived caring for her elderly parents, both with Alzheimer’s which went undiagnosed for over a year. But after fighting through an unsympathetic medical system she figured everything out medically and behaviorally.
Bathing Tips for People With Dementia
Getting a person with any type of dementia to take a bath if often a very frustrating experience for both the person with dementia and the caregiver. I have a few tips to help.
Alive in Fear
- Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
- Caregiver Issues
- Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
- Eldercare
- Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
- Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs
- Wellness
“Alive in Fear” is an excerpt from “The Caregiver’s Compass: How To Navigate With Balance & Effectiveness Using Mindful Caregiving.” It offers guidance in how to stay balanced and moving forward, despite the emotional challenges that arise.
Scrambled Leggs: Bed Pan
If you are paralyzed from the waist down,nothing works. Why was that such a hard concept for the nursing staff?
The Daily-ness of It All
- Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
- Caregiver Issues
- Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
- Eldercare
- Homecare - Home Health Care
- Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs
This single chapter of CONFESSIONS OF A CAREGIVER, WHEN ALZHEIMER’S COMES TO YOUR HOME explains how caregiving continues day after day, with no end in sight.
Scrambled Leggs: A Grinding Halt
- Aging
- Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
- Caregiver Issues
- Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
- Disability - Accessability - Mobility
- Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
- Legislation and Advocacy
- Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
- Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs
- Support Groups
- Wellness
Sally Franz was extreme in everything she did. Rock climbing, kayaking, skiing, travel and life. But her life is about to take a detour. Join her June 8th for her online book launch: www.ScrambledLeggs.net
Why Should You Heal Yourself
- Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
- Caregiver Issues
- Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
- Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
- Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs
Reasons for and techniques for self-healing.
The Courage of Caring
The author shares her caregiving experiences with her mother who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and the anguish of her father.
Caregiving – The Ultimate Love
- Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
- Caregiver Issues
- Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
- Death and Dying
- End-of-Life-Hospice - Palliative Care
- Grief and Bereavement
- Legislation and Advocacy
- Long Term Care
- Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
- Respite Coalitions & Services
- Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs
- Support Groups
- Volunteer Service Programs
- Wellness
Being the caregiver of someone who is terminally ill is one of the most difficult and painful jobs one will likely ever experience. It is also one of the most rewarding and privileged gifts one can ever give or receive. It is the Ultimate Love.
Compassionate Communications: Compassionate Care
- Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
- Caregiver Issues
- Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
- Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
“No one can ever be fully prepared for the challenges of care- giving…even more so when caregivers … have been thrust into their role unexpectedly or reluctantly, or must care for someone who is uncooperative or combative.”