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AXA Foundation Family Care Resource Connection

Briefly describes the AXA Foundation Family Care Resource Connection where listings, ratings, and reviews of a number of resources are provided. A variety of topics are addressed.

To All Caregivers

By Dee Marrella

An experienced caregiver gives some great ideas as to how you can make life more pleasant for your loved one.

Getting Siblings Involved

By Beth Witrogen McLeod

It is often one sibling, and one alone who takes on the lion share of caring for an aging parent. Learn how to get other siblings involved in caregiving.

Alzheimer’s: Dealing With Repetitive Behavior – How To Reassure Them While Preserving Your Equilibrium

By Beth Witrogen McLeod

Here are some stratagies to help deal with repetitive behavior in Alzheimer’s patients.

1999-2000 Directory of Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs

By Gail Mitchell

A directory of company programs that provide prescription drugs to physicians whose patients could not otherwise afford them.

Older Adults: Depression and Suicide Facts

By National Institute For Mental Health

Facts about depression and treatments that are available. Untreated depression is the cause of 19% of suicide deaths in US in 1997.

Beth’s Story: A Caregiver’s Diary

By Beth Witrogen McLeod

Time has a way of distilling pain, rendering it palatable and precious, like fine wine.The author reflects back on some of her caregiving experiences.

How To Set Up A Support System

By Lydia Joan Croteau

Being caregivers we tend to forget our own needs until we are so overwhelmed that we cannot think of “how to” do this or that or the other thing. Here are some suggestions and websites to help you set up a support system.

What Is Private Care Management

By Sheri D. Fanning, RN,C

Reasons and benefits for acquiring a geriatrics care manager and tips on how to do it.

The Transition from Home Care to a Health Care Facility

By Shelly Purdon

The transition from home care to a health care facility can be difficult for caregivers and individuals alike. The following are helpful visiting tips when visiting your loved one who lives in a care facility.

It’s Time to Take Control of Our Own Lives

By Patti St. Clair

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.

My Caregivers’ Burnout Story

By Shaywardncr

Caregiver Burnout–One woman’s struggle to take care of herself and, what seemed to be, the rest of the world.