The Caregivers Voice



Knowledge, support, and humor for caregivers for people with dementia.




Caregiver TIPS

Article excerpts of wisdom like the Wally Waldron Tree on Mt Baden Powell in the Angeles National Forest - Estimated age 1,500 years
Seven excerpts: two life views, boomers living alone, nursing homes closing, dementia signs, exercise delays MCI, and cyclic breathing for stress reduction.[...]

Inspiration for Caregivers

Rosa-y-Miguel-Mayorga-2019-tcv-Gift-of-Positive-Language
Soon, the New Year will be here. While the change between midnight December 31 and 12:01AM, January 1 is often negligible, we humans enjoy celebrating. The psychological break in t[...]

The Caregiver's Voice VIDEO Channel

Caregiver and TV host, Anita Kapoor expresses concern about restrains while in a nursing home
Professional caregivers and family caregivers perform vital functions that often go unrewarded. As a society we must take steps to ensure caregiving is recognized, rewarded, and compensated appropriately. We’re all growing older and unless we fix this, we’ll suffer the consequences. Almo[...]


Avadian's Musings

Illustration of doing the job right - Vinnie of Meece Car Audio installs new speakers in my car-
Caregiver, how often do you receive an email that starts with “Hey,” “Hello,” or any other impersonal greeting followed by “I,” “I,”[...]

Caregiver Humor

Brenda Avadian's Metal roller skates from childhood
Senior citizen? No. Over the hill? What hill? Elder? Nuh-uhhh.  Sage?  Yes! Perennial?  Niiiiice. The words we use to describe people who live a half-century or more are key to how[...]

The Caregiver's Voice REVIEW

LinkedIn In 30 Minutes
The Caregiver’s Voice reviews four books from the In 30 Minutes series for caregivers who want to take the first or next step into Genealogy, Crowdfunding, LinkedIn, or Googl[...]

VOICES with Dementia

Screenshot of Skype video call w Lynn Pursel, her mom, Helen, and The Caregiver's Voice, Brenda Avadian
Lyn Purser was born 46 years ago with intellectual disabilities. Born four months premature, she was placed on antibiotics shortly after birth. Five months later, she and her older[...]

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