Ask TCV: How do I safely dispose of my expired prescription medications? TCV Answers: In a nationwide program, you can safely dispose of expired medications or those you no longer need at your local law enforcement agency, this weekend. But what happens when you need to dispose of your medications a[...]
ASK The Caregiver’s Voice (TCV) My doctor always seems rushed. I feel he doesn’t fully understand my symptoms. How can I make sure he understands then takes time to answer my questions? TCV Responds The truth is this happens more than we’d like. If primary care doctors knew how sev[...]
After your holiday meal and while you’re packing leftovers, consider this FUN alternative to sealing a bag full of goodies. NO MORE TWIST TIES OR RUBBER BANDS. How to seal a bag and make it air-tight! 1. Cut a disposable water bottle as in photo. 2. Keep the neck and top. 3. Insert the plastic[...]
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 about missing the traditions of Easter with David’s family. To enjoy a more festive time, I decided to invite my [...]
The Caregiver’s Voice Monthly Newsletter SIGN-UP NOW! Family and Professional caregivers who SIGN UP for The Caregiver’s Voice Monthly Newsletter between April 1st and the 30th, 2011 will be entered in a drawing for one personally signed book to be given to the lucky subscriber. Click on[...]
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 this woman be funny?” you ask. “I don’t have time for this,” you mutter as she gives the opening p[...]
36 Million with Dementia…an epidemic At the recent Alzheimer’s Disease International’s conference, reported number of people worldwide living with dementia has increased to an estimated 36 million. While caring for my father in the late nineties, I recall the number was less than h[...]
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 between doctors and patients? Why do patients feel their concerns are not fully understood? Why do patients and their fa[...]
My siblings and I have found an agreed-upon assisted living center for our 85-year old mother with mild dementia. She owns her modest home outright. She receives Social Security, which will cover about half the assisted living costs. We have started the application process for VA benefits for surviv[...]
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 know that the challenges of caregiving can make our best intentions look, at times, like an angel without wings. We’re loo[...]
In this edition of ASK The Caregiver’s Voice, we answer a media query for stories of caregivers who find happiness. The Caregiver’s Voice was pleased to receive a query from a writer for a national newspaper who was writing about the joyful side of caregiving. Attention to the POSITIVE i[...]
CONGRATULATIONS to our FINALISTS for The Caregiver’s Voice Caregiver of the Month! The Caregiver’s Voice (TCV) is proud to recognize 2 of 4 finalists chosen by our selection committee for TCV’s Caregiver of the Month (CotM) recognition program. Because caregivers are busy people an[...]
