October 2019 / 4 posts found
How To Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
Let’s talk about “the elephant in the room” today. It’s probably the thing you fear the most. What can you do now to prevent Alzheimer’s disease from showing up in you? As a family caregiver of a loved one with Alzheimer’s, the thought keeps looming inside your head… Am I going to get this disease? It’s a terrifying thought. I watched the toll it took on my family when my grandmother got the disease. My mom became her advocate and fought to get her into a safe place to live with the care she needed, much to the dismay of […]
Important Tips For Caregivers
Caregivers of aging parent(s) or those facing the challenges of assisting a loved one or friend who is chronically ill, disabled or elderly are growing in numbers. As a caregiver, you are one of the 22 million Americans who care for an older adult. Caregivers provide 80 percent of in-home care, but unlike nurses and home health aids, they are mostly unpaid for their labor of love. Dr. Elizabeth Clark, executive director of the National Association of Social Workers says “Care giving is a difficult job that can take a toll on relationships, jobs and emotional well-being. Those who care […]
Responsibilities of Alzheimer’s Family Caregivers
The responsibilities of Alzheimer’s family caregivers is enormous. Is it no wonder that the #1 complaint of caregivers is stress? Many of these responsibilities overlap a bit into other areas, but I wanted to give you something to work with. Depending on where you’re currently at in your journey with your loved one, you’ll take something different away from this article. Knowing what lies ahead in your journey as a family caregiver will help you prepare and plan for when things get more difficult. This is better than being surprised by having to make yet another change in […]
The Last Thing You Want Friends & Family To Say
Well-meaning friends and family don’t know what to say, but this is something I absolutely hated to hear…