To better serve The Caregiver’s Voice nominee finalists and selection committee, we are moving the due date earlier— from the 20th to the 15th of every month. This will[...]
I love my mother deeply. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. It seemed to come on suddenly, while she was staying with my brother. That I might be losing my mother was a mo[...]
Baby Boomers have been credited with and blamed for many things over the years including free thinking to outright greed. During the years following World War II–from 1946 to[...]
Since Nitin Samtani was 13, he has been taking care of his paralyzed mother. She suffered a severe stroke 16 years ago; a result of an aneurysm that almost killed her. After awakin[...]
Mother’s Day is just around the corner. With women (wives, daughters, daughter-in-laws) being the majority of caregivers, The Caregiver’s Voice shares A Toast to Women*[...]
Instead of sharing the Easter holiday with my husband’s family as we typically do, I asked David if we could stay at home to be near my father. He agreed. I felt a little sad[...]
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Dear Caregiver, You need a respite. Watch this 7 1/2 minute video and laugh while Mary Maxwell delivers the invocation at the 2009 Home Instead annual convention. “How can th[...]
With all the information available, why do caregivers still struggle to navigate the medical system? From the patients’ point of view– Why do communications break down [...]
If YOU ARE or KNOW an understanding, empathic, comforting, kind, and funny caregiver who shows unconditional love, NOMINATE him/her or yourself. We’re not looking for saints! We kn[...]
We’ve heard about caregiver dementia which strikes many at-home caregivers overwhelmed by caring for loved ones. But a recent study published in the Journal of the American G[...]
If YOU ARE or KNOW an understanding, empathic, comforting, kind, and funny caregiver who shows unconditional love, send in a NOMINATION. We’re not looking for saints! We know that [...]