Simple Electrical Safety Tips to Keep Elderly Loved Ones Safe Guest post by Brett Brenner, President, Electrical Safety Foundation International Parents and other elderly loved ones increasingly rely on their children and other caregivers for support as they age. Financial and medical issues are com[...]
By Chris Rodde Consumer product reviews are all over the Internet. If you’re considering purchasing anything from a mattress to a weight-loss product, you can easily find opinions from hundreds to thousands of real people who have used these products. But the same isn’t true of much more important b[...]
The Caregiver’s Voice launches a new column – Avadian’s Musings Have you ever had a moment when something strikes you and you find yourself deep in thought–musing? Hmmmmm. The image that comes to my mind is Rodin’s The Thinker. The Avadian’s Musings column will bu[...]
Since he was a little boy, Ismael N. Nuño was destined to be involved with matters of the heart. Inspired by his father who was a doctor in Mexico, Nuño studies to become a heart surgeon. The Spirit of the Heart: Stories of Family, Hope, Loss, and Healing is a collection of short stories spanning th[...]
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Hosts Free Conference in New York Guest post by Carol Steinberg, Acting CEO, AFA The rising number of people with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers often feel alone and unequipped to handle the daily challenges the brain disorder can bring. To offset this, th[...]
TCV Inspiration – Attraction Shadow Theatre Group from Hungary performs a love story like none other on Britain’s Got Talent. Truly touching. Truly moving. Have tissues handy. Less than 7 minutes. Britain’s got talent and so does Hungary! Click on image to view on You Tube. [...]
Caregiver stress and the worry stone Do you have a worry stone? Many in ancient Greece carried smooth, mostly oval-shaped, stones with them. Whenever they felt stress or worry coming on, they would pull out the stone from their pocket and hold the stone between their index finger and thumb then proc[...]
Michael Ellenbogen was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease at age 49. Ten years earlier, this husband and father lost his job as the network operations manager for a Fortune 500 financial firm. His razor-sharp concentration had been eluding him and despite his efforts to hide it, he began[...]
Where the hell is Matt? is an inspiring 5-minute video of one man’s journey to dance with people from diverse cultures around the world. If Matt can look silly the world over, what about YOU? Steal a moment each day and get silly…I mean really silly. Get up and get your body moving. Care[...]
The Caregiver’s Voice Archives section includes all of The Caregiver’s Voice articles from April 22, 2013 and earlier. All articles from April 25, 2013 and forward have new category labels that you’ll find when you hover over the Caregiving Topics pull-down menu. On April 25, 2013,[...]
Assisting Caregivers to Move Forward with Strength by Acknowledging their Situational Losses Guest post by Eleanor Silverberg The 3-A Acknowledge, Assess, Assist® Approach was developed to raise awareness, unmask and address the ambiguous losses that dementia caregivers experience. Even though the[...]
