New Caregiver: What She Should Know Before Her First Day of Work Be sure to cover these essentials before your parent’s new caregiver starts on the job. You’ve finally found a great personal in-home caregiver or companion for your parent, and tomorrow is her first day. But wait: Have you forgotten to tell her anything? [...]
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New Caregiver: What She Should Know Before Her First Day of Work
January 4th, 2012Resources Available to Help Struggling Family Caregivers
December 21st, 2011Resources Available to Help Struggling Family Caregivers Q. My 85-year-old mother lives just down the street. She does not want to leave home to go to a care community, but I am at my wit’s end trying to get everything done in my life. Caregiving is getting expensive, not to mention that I am losing [...]
Communication Key to Sharing Caregiving Duties
September 14th, 2011Communication Key to Sharing Caregiving Duties Q. I’m a working mom whose 85-year-old mother depends on my care. I have brothers and a sister in town, but no one else pitches in to help me. I’m exhausted and becoming resentful toward my siblings. How can I get them to understand my point of view? The [...]
Take Time for Yourself to Avoid Holiday Caregiver Stress
December 3rd, 2010Take Time for Yourself to Avoid Holiday Caregiver Stress Q. As a working mother of three children and caregiver to two senior parents, the holidays are among the most stressful times of the year for me. I’m a good manager, so I always get everything done, but I end up frazzled and unhappy by the [...]
Caring for a Loved One with Dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease
October 8th, 2010Caring for a Loved One with Dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease Many family caregivers presently care for a parent or spouse who is suffering from some form of dementia. In fact, the frequency of dementia increases with rising age from less than 2% for 65-69-year-olds, to 5% for 75-79 year-olds and to more than 20% for [...]
Understanding Alzheimer’s & Dementia
October 6th, 2010Understanding Alzheimer’s & Dementia Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning and intellectual reasoning due to changes in the brain caused by disease. Those with dementia tend to repeat questions, become disoriented in familiar places, neglect personal hygiene or nutrition, or get confused about people or time. It can be caused by many things, some [...]
Help for Long Distance Caregivers
October 1st, 2010Help for Long Distance Caregivers Caregiving responsibilities can occur without warning, so without proper planning, it can create a crisis situation, particularly if you live far away. Living far away from your senior in need is a problem for many caregivers. According to a Home Instead Senior Care survey, 45% of American adults who plan to [...]
How to Ask Others for Help
September 29th, 2010How to Ask Others for Help “I keep trying to help mom on my own. I think I’m doing a good job and I don’t want to burden anyone else with this, but seriously, there are times when I could really use some help…” Caregiving is and should be a family responsibility. But oftentimes if [...]
What if My Aging Relative Resists “Outside” Help? Helping Seniors Accept Help
September 24th, 2010What if My Aging Relative Resists “Outside” Help? Helping Seniors Accept Help Two of the most important issues for seniors are to remain independent and keep living in their own home. But health and cognitive issues can sometimes make normal day to day living a bit more challenging. While some seniors accept assistance with no [...]
Involving Siblings and Seniors in Eldercare Planning
September 22nd, 2010Involving Siblings and Seniors in Eldercare Planning In many instances, the responsibility for caring for a senior relative tends to fall on one person who becomes the Primary Family Caregiver, usually the spouse, the grown daughter of the senior, or the family member that lives the closest to the person needing assistance. However, this situation [...]