Family Caregiver

Elder Independence: Establishing Common Ground

Ilaina Edison | Posted 05.15.2012

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Whether you're caring for an aging parent or a neighbor in your apartment building, or helping a home health aide connect with your ill spouse, look to establish common ground to drive forward a successful caregiving relationship.

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Nannies Seek Recognition For Their Role As 'Shadow Mothers'

HuffingtonPost.com | Cindy Y. Rodriguez | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Mothers Day 2012, Upper East Side, Video, Nannies, Mothers-Day, Nanny, Brooklyn, Mothers Day, Family Caregiver, New York Nannies, New York, Caregivers, Latino Voices News

No one can do it all, especially working mothers. Nannies are becoming more essential to the economy and an integral part of nuclear, functioning ...

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Making Alzheimer's Moms Happy With Just a One-Minute Call a Day

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Dementia, Caregiving, Family Caregiving, Long Distance Caregiving, Memory, Alzheimer's, Caregiver, Alzheimer's Care, Dementia Care, Family Caregiver, Affective Memory, Caregivers, Healthy Living News

I would like to share one small thing I have discovered with my mother, that's made a huge difference in how I feel about living so far from her.

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Saying Yes to No

Jody Gastfriend | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Jody Gastfriend, Multitasking, Caregiver, Caregiving, Family Caregiver, care.com, Learning to Say No, Volunteering, Saying No, Work-Life Balance, Overextended, Fifty News

As many of my generation of caretaking, overextended, multi-tasking women can attest to, saying yes is easy; saying no can be tough.

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Exercise at My Age?! Encouraging Fitness in Challenging Situations

Kathryn Haslanger | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Yoga Therapy, Yoga, Caregiving, Healthy Living Body, Senior Citizens, Home Care, Healthy Living News, Personal Health, Exercise, Home Health Aide, Fitness and Exercise, Family Caregiver, Caregivers, Exercise Tips, Elderly, Healthy Living News

For those in their 70s, 80s or 90s, regular exercise may be a new concept. They did not grow up hearing about the many benefits of a regular fitness routine, and it could take some coaxing and some creative planning to get them to partake.

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Medical Alert Devices That Can Help Keep Seniors Safe

Jim T. Miller | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Caregiving, Aging, Senior Citizens, Caregiver Tips, Family Caregiver, Health, Caregivers, Personal Health, Medical Alert Devices, Medical Alerts, Medical Alert Device, Fifty News

There are a wide variety of medical alert systems on the market today that can help keep elderly seniors safe, while living in their own home.

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Health Coaching: The Power Of A High Five

Ilaina Edison | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Family Caregiving, Caregiving, Elderly Care, Gps-Soul, Long-Term Care, Chronic Conditions, Diabetes, Home Health Aides, Chronic Illness, Diabetes Education, Home Health Care, Family Caregiver, Caregivers, Healthy Living News

"Health coaching" is a shift in approach from more prescriptive nursing and towards supporting patients in identifying and achieving their own goals.

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Ask for Help, and Take It!

Kathryn Haslanger | Posted 05.13.2012

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When we talk about the burden facing caregivers, most people agree that getting help is necessary for maintaining their health and their sanity. But for some reason, when it comes time to actually take that help, many caregivers resist.

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The Battle Over the Thermostat or the Winter of My Big Hot Flash

Nancy Wurtzel | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Hot Flashes, Caregiving, Humor, Menopause, Motherhood, Female, Family Caregiver, Mothers and Daughters, Fifty News

I've taken to signing my emails and other correspondence "Warmly, Nancy." Sadly, it's all too true. Even though it is cold outside, I am warm much of the time. Hot, actually.

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A Bright Idea For Beating Depression And The Winter Blues

Kathryn Haslanger | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Seasonal Affective Disorder, Depression, Caregiving, Family Caregiver, Caregivers, Alzheimer's, Dementia, Light Box Therapy, Light Boy, Light Therapy Sad, Light Therapy, Mental Health, Sad Light, Healthy Living News

The shorter days of winter, coupled with holiday stress, can make people more vulnerable to a range of depression, from mild to severe. And as many of you know all too well, being a caregiver tends to put a person at a higher risk for these conditions.

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How Social Media Can Help Caregivers

www.aarp.org | Posted 01.11.2012

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Have you ever wondered: "My mother is driving me crazy, but who can I tell?" "How can I help Dad out of bed without breaking my own back?" "W...

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Caregiving During The Holidays: 6 Considerations For Families Of Alzheimer's Or Dementia Patients

Nataly Rubinstein | Posted 02.18.2012

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Don't push yourself too far or beat yourself up for not living up to "how things used to be." If you remain positive and adaptable, this season can still be full of celebrations to cherish. Here are six things to keep in mind if visiting someone with Alzheimer's or dementia in the coming weeks.

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Home for the Holidays

Leann Reynolds | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Holidays, Caregiving, Senior Care, Family Caregiving, Safety, Elder Care, Caregiver, In Home Care, Family Caregiver, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

Families can use the holidays as a time to reconnect and make time to talk about how to handle circumstances for elderly or ailing loved ones they only see once a year.

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When Your 94- and 85-Year-Old In-Laws Come to Stay

Barbara Dehn | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Elderly, Elder Care, Caregiving, Senior Citizens, Senior Care, Family Caregiver, Fifty News

I knew that in order to help my 94- and 85-year-old in-laws, Felix and Edna, who were both in wheelchairs get through the TSA security line in the Albany airport in under 3 hours, I'd have to get my stuff in the grey bins in a nanosecond and then I could concentrate on helping them.

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Helping a Sick Loved One Transition From Hospital to Home

Kathryn Haslanger | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Hospital Care, Caregiving, Home Care, Family Caregiver, Caregivers, Healthy Living Body, Personal Health, Hospitalization, Primary Care, Hospital Discharge, Medicare, Healthy Living News

The day a family member enters the hospital is the day to start planning for the trip back home. Nobody wants to go to the hospital, but as hospital stays get shorter, an increasing burden is falling on family caregivers.

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Open Letter: Saving Medicare Is About Being Super

Laphonza Butler | Posted 01.10.2012

What is the human cost to what you may be proposing? How does your decision help to promote job creation; hold true to valuing our seniors and disabled; move us closer to our goal of a healthier society?

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Sami Peterson: National Family Caregiver of the Year!

Suzanne Mintz | Posted 12.28.2011

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Sami Peterson is like most of the family caregivers I've had the privilege of meeting over the years -- hard working, resourceful, optimistic and exhausted.

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Alzheimer's And The Importance Of Early Detection

Leann Reynolds | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Association, Caregiving, Dementia, Alzheimer's Detection, Research, In Home Caregiving, In Home Caregiver, Alzheimer's, Early Detection, Alzheimer's Treatment, In Home Care, Family Caregiver, Mental Health, Healthy Living News

If Alzheimer's disease cannot currently be stopped or cured, what difference does early detection make?

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13 Tips For Caregivers Of Those With Dementia

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Family Caregiving, Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's, Caregiving, Dementia, Caregiving Advice, Caregiver, Caregiver Tips, Dementia Care, Family Caregiver, Caregivers, Mental Health, Healthy Living News

The journey of dementia is never easy, and it can be made many times worse if family members do not have the internal tools to take care of themselves and their loved ones.

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A Powerful Tool For Reaching People With Alzheimer's

Leann Reynolds | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Caregiving, Dementia, Caregiving Advice, Alzheimer's, Caregiver, Alzheimer's Care, Alzheimer's Caregiving, Dementia Tips, In Home Care, Alzheimer's Tips, Family Caregiver, Mental Health, Healthy Living News

A woman with Alzheimer's may look at her elderly husband and not recognize him as her husband because he does not look 35 years old anymore. So if you were to play music from that time period it would speak to her current reality.

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How To Find Humor As Your Parents' Caregiver

Leann Reynolds | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Caregiver, Caregiving, Caregiver Advice, Caregiver Tips, In Home Care, Family Caregiver, Family Caregiving, Healthy Living Health News, Healthy Living Spirit, Death & Dying, Healthy Living News

Becoming a caregiver for your own parents can trigger a series of events that topples everything. One day you feel like Superwoman ... and then, all of a sudden, you find yourself responsible for meeting the physical and emotional needs of your ailing loved one.

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Neighbor Enables Aging Parents to Stay at Home

Leann Reynolds | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Elderly, Neighbor, Caregiving, Elder Care, Neighbors, Family Caregiver, Caregivers, Healthy Living Health News, Consciousness, Healthy Living News

Neighbors can fill the gap when it is too much for one person to juggle a full-time job, solid relationships with a spouse and children and the needs of aging and ill parents.

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From Novelist Walter Mosley: A Clear Look At A Clouded Mind

Ilaina Edison | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Walter Mosley, Elder Independence, Dementia, Caregiver, Family Caregiver, Aging, Alzheimer's, Books News

In his novel The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Mosley captures with astonishing clarity the experience of life and love filtered through the clouded lens of a man who suffers from dementia.

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When You Can't Say 'No'

Yolanda Reid Chassiakos | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Caregiving, Sexual Assault, Disabilities, Sexual Abuse Residential Care, Nursing Home Abuse, Crime, Caring for Disabled, Nursing Home, Family Caregiver, Special Needs, Caregivers, Healthy Living News

Videotapes of men having non-consensual sexual relations with disabled women in residential care have recently surfaced and are being investigated. Sexual assault is a crime and a tragedy. And one of our greatest fears.

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7 Rules For Getting Unstuck

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Caring for the Caregiver, Personal Development, Inner Motivation, Well-Being, Self-Care, Aging, Self Help, Care for Parents, Care for Elderly Parents, Care for Elderly, Family Caregiver, Happiness, Caregivers, Aging Parents, Care for Aging Parents, Healthy Living News

Have you ever found that a sense of doubt can paralyse you from doing anything? I wanted to change my mood.

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