Have you ever noticed that mothers are the glue that holds families together? Mothers call their children and update them on what their sisters or brothers are doing, where they’re going, and what they’ve achieved. Mothers were the analog version of today’s virtual Facebook status [...]
Caregivers share funny stories with mothers in Finding the JOY in Alzheimer’s: Caregivers share the JOYFUL times Except for the first, the mothers featured in these stories were living with dementia. “What’s the name of that disease where you forget … ?” Diane Blake’s mother asked her ab[...]
Ways to prevent elderly trips and falls at home Guest post by Matthew Ward In the bedroom, the bathroom and the toilet there is the potential for elderly people to trip or fall and suffer physical harm. The CDC reports that deaths from falls among older people have risen greatly over the past decade[...]
Mem’ries – The way we are Enjoy this parody of Barbra Streisand’s hit, The Way we Were by Pulitzer prize winning cartoonist and animator Walt Handelsman [link to website unavailable] for AARP. And this is NOT about our loved ones with dementia. Nooooo. This is about US! Me! You?? E[...]
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).[...]
