Three Challenges Caregivers Face on a Routine Basis
Taking care of your aging parents is an incredibly rewarding act of love. As you reflect on the care they provided to you when you were growing up, you are now able to do the same. It allows you to take your relationship with your parents to a whole new level. That being said, providing […]
Providing Care for an Aging Parent as an Only Child
Being an only child has its perks. During childhood, you never had to experience sibling rivalry or squabbles, and you had the advantage of receiving all the attention and love of your parents. As an adult without siblings, however, you may now find that it’s your turn to provide all of the care your parents […]
Coping With the Emotional Side of Caregiving
As a family caregiver, you’re the rock of your family: coolheaded, unshakable, and calm. No matter the situation, you preserve the sense of peace and solace your family member needs, never wavering, always strong and supportive. Right? If this is the image you have created for yourself, it is time to get real! The truth […]
Understanding How Home Health Care Services Help Family Caregivers Find Balance
What does a standard day look like for you as a family caregiver? For many people, it begins before sunrise, helping a senior loved one who has difficulty sleeping through the night and is in need of assistance, or at least someone to talk to. After that, the day could be a flurry of activities: […]
Top Suggestions to Fight Stress for the Dementia Caregiver
There is no such thing as a “typical day” in the life of someone with dementia – or, for the individual providing their care. The person may suddenly go from laughing, singing, and enjoying activities to aggressive, sullen, and angry. They might become caught in tearful repetitions of wanting to go “home.” They may pace and […]
Family Caregiver Tips: Relieve Stress and Provide Better Care
Serving as a family caregiver for an older adult is truly an act of love. And while it may certainly be rewarding, it can also quickly become overwhelming, as a consequence of: The physical complications of a chronic medical condition The cognitive challenges of Alzheimer’s disease Feeling helpless and unable to resolve the senior’s problems […]
How Make This A Stress-Free Holiday with Senior Loved Ones
When it comes to celebrating the holidays, society’s message to us is that the grander, flashier, brighter and more expensive the experience, the better. Yet for family caregivers, particularly those in the sandwich generation who are taking care of both older parents and their own children and spouse, attempting to meet these expectations can be […]
Feeling Overwhelmed with Caregiving Tasks? Learn How Respite Care Can Help!
Despite being profoundly rewarding and fulfilling, providing care for an elderly loved one also encompasses a number of challenges that can lead to serious health concerns for family caregivers. And though it’s typical for family members to put their own needs on the back burner to focus fully on the needs of their loved one, […]
Struggling with Caregiving Stress? These Tips Can Help!
Caregiving and stress frequently go hand in hand. Committing your life to meeting the needs of an elderly family member can be difficult, especially when a long-term health problem is at play, leaving family caregivers with fewer opportunities to meet their own needs and for enjoyable and relaxing activities. Yet, it’s really important for family […]
What To Do When Family Dynamics Impact Senior Care
In thinking through the years spent with your brothers and sisters, you can very likely recollect a multitude of incredible memories: holidays and vacations spent together, childhood adventures you took pleasure in, landmarks like graduations, birthdays, and weddings. Nevertheless, if we’re completely honest, there are also various hurts that occurred that have the tendency to […]