Three helpful steps you can take to return to a normal routine after being a caregiver. Guest post by Ron Whitaker Whether you were a primary caregiver or shared responsibility for caregiving being a caregiver had a major impact on your life. You may have had to cut back on work hours or resigned fr[...]
ENCORE – The Caregiver’s Voice (TCV) recognized the following Caregivers of the Month of 2012. This spring, The Caregiver’s Voice will launch a new website and a new TCV Features program, which will replace our Caregiver of the Month program. Click on the link or photo to be inform[...]
It’s almost the end of the month. What one step have you taken with one goal? “Yeah, yeah,” you say, “It’s only another year and a new month on the calendar.” Well, you’re right. It is. But it still is a popular milestone–like celebrating your birthday[...]
Late last year, I began brainstorming with Jessie Phillips of Jessie Design to create a new logo for The Caregiver’s Voice because the website is also being redesigned (see this coming Wednesday’s post). Jeniffer Thompson (Monkey C Media), her designer, Julio, and I had jointly created t[...]
Martha Stettinius’ Inside the Dementia Epidemic–A Daughter’s Memoir [TCV Update 9/17/2024 URL to InsideDementia no longer available.] is a deeply personal account of her fractured relationship with her mother–from when her mother threw her out of her house through her five-ye[...]
Guest Post by David Virden On average, caregivers devote 20 hours a week to caring for a loved one. Keeping love alive becomes a challenge. If you’re an unmarried caregiver for a parent with dementia, you may have noticed a slight downturn in your love life. Between that, a job, and kids, the last t[...]
This performance couldn’t happen today … nope, not with the stepped-up security since 9/11. And that’s what makes this all the more funny. Hold on tight for rib-cracking laughter! (TCV Ed.) Comedy juggler, Michael Davis, performs at the historic Ford’s Theater for the late Pr[...]
The number of people living with dementia in the UK is increasing as it is worldwide. In the U.S., we’ve witnessed a 35% increase in the last dozen years–from 4 million to 5.4 million. Steps are being taken in the UK to raise awareness of dementia. Hallmark Care Homes collated key statis[...]
Long-distance Caregiver in Ontario, Canada asks: How do I go about having my 93-year old aunt with dementia assessed? She does not want to leave her home. Yet, her neighbors (who referred us to you) have been assisting her with day to day living. My aunt has no family in the United States and lives [...]
Casting call for commercial for people with Alzheimer’s. Calling all Southern California and Arizona residents 65 and older who currently use a prescription medication patch for mild to moderate Alzheimer’s. Compensation: $1,000 (Check on this to confirm when you call for more informatio[...]
Guest post by Lisa Peters-Beumer, MPH Assistant VP, Adult and Senior Services, Easter Seals A forgotten name, a burner left on, a lost destination, a missed birthday, a confused look, an unfamiliar reaction, an unstable gait …. Because changes–physical and cognitive declines–usually happ[...]
Humor by Maxine – Let’s put all seniors in prison Seniors would have access to showers, hobbies, and walks. They would receive unlimited free prescriptions, dental and medical treatment, wheel chairs, etc. They would receive money instead of having to pay. They would have constant video [...]
