WELCOME to our newly redesigned The Caregiver’s Voice website. After months of planning and behind-the-scenes work, we are proud to introduce to you the newly redesigned The Caregiver’s Voice website. We hope you will agree that it is more intuitive and easier to navigate whether youR[...]
Adult Diapers Total 7% of U.S. Landfill Waste – How You Can Be a Part of the Solution Guest post by Mandy Harrell With Earth Day and Arbor Day right around the corner, it’s time to start looking at ways we can help the environment. There are steps caregivers and the more than 30 million Americans li[...]
UPDATED November 20, 2014: New Link to video Can we get along like these surprising interspecies opposites? Maybe there’s something we can learn from these interspecies friendships. At least we can sit back for 2 minutes and SMILE. ENJOY. Please click on this link if the video does not display[...]
The Caregiver’s Voice new website to debut April 25th. Thank YOU. Thank you for sharing time from your busy lives to help choose the design and functionality of The Caregiver’s Voice new site. Much of what you shared by phone and email is now included in the newly designed The Caregivers[...]
Dispose of Unneeded Medications to Protect Your Loved Ones Guest post by Carmen A. Catizone Prescription drug abuse has reached epidemic proportions across the country and touches all generations. In 2011, over 6 million people aged 12 or older abused prescription drugs, according to the Substance A[...]
The phone-based virtual support group from the Empowered Caregiver Network is back. Caregivers are invited to learn and support each other in a phone-based support group on Sunday, April 28, at 3pm CT, 1 pm PT, 4 pm ET and 9 pm in London. Click here to register for the call. The call begins with Emp[...]
Guest post by David V. Pomeranz For caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients, life can sometimes feel like a juggling act. That’s why The National Alzheimer Center, a division of The Hebrew Home at Riverdale, has launched a new app to help caregivers better manage day-to-day complexities and r[...]
A baby squirrel falls out of a tree. What to do? A kind human places the baby among recently born kittens. Mama cat nurses the baby squirrel as if it were her own. What’s more? Rocky, the squirrel adapts by learning to purr. ENJOY this delightful 2-minute video (thanks to CNN).[...]
Long-distance caregiver based on the East coast needs visitors for a friend with dementia who lives alone on the West coast. Long-distance Caregiver Asks My mother and sister visited California to see our close family friend with advanced dementia. She just turned 70. It is heartbreaking. What is wo[...]
The older we get the faster time passes. But seriously now, has it been THAT long? I remember my mother advising me not to waste time. As a child I didn’t get it – time seemed infinite. It took forever to get through the 3rd grade, the 4th, 5th, and 6th! She used to say in Armenian, R[...]
Finding the JOY in caregiving may feel impossible, especially during the holidays. Sometimes, we need a new approach when celebrating the holidays. Instead of the traditional gathering with family, how about a caregiver potluck holiday? Most family members can’t comprehend what it’s like[...]
Caregiving Tips for Lewy Body Dementia Guest article by Elizabeth Patrick Lewy body dementia (LBD) is the second most common form of progressive dementia, affecting more than 1.3 million in the U.S. alone. However, LBD is frequently misdiagnosed. The combination of cognitive, motor, and behavioral s[...]
