The Caregiver’s Voice seeks nominations for TCV’s first Caregiver of the Month in 2011. The Caregiver’s Voice recognizes caregivers–the silent heroes who provide comfort and care for our loved ones. Millions of caregivers worldwide provide quality care for loved ones, but the[...]
The Caregiver’s Voice has been nominated to 2 categories of SeniorHomes.com Best of the Web contest, which highlights the best senior living and caregiving websites, blogs, and resources on the web for consumers and senior living professionals. The top nominee sites by popular vote will procee[...]
Today begins Caregiving.com’s 7-day Progressive Blog Party. Join us today through Saturday, December 11th. It’s a cook-free party; instead of dishes, we’re sharing comfort and support. Throughout the week of December 5, we’ll stop by the blogs of family caregivers, dropping off holiday well-wi[...]
This brief video is a wonderful tribute to the young men and women of Middlebury College (Vermont) who have adopted Butch, a man with cerebral palsy. If you ever wonder if anyone would care, watch this video. It’s A Wonderful Life. For 50 years, generations of young people have been picking up[...]
CONGRATULATIONS, Barbara Gaughen-Muller for capping off 2010 as The Caregiver’s Voice Caregiver of the Month of December! Barbara submitted her self-nomination after checking to see if The Caregiver’s Voice would consider a caregiver who recently lost her loved one. (Yes, we will, provid[...]
Two weeks ago, Home Instead Senior Care sponsored Challenges of Communication between Older Adults and their Children – a Webinar that is part of the Family Caregiver Support Series offered through the American Society on Aging. The key points are below. My intent in publishing these notes is [...]
I had FUN with Susan Baida of eCareDiary during her BlogTalk Radio show earlier today. Please listen to the archive of the show here: RADIO interview: Can I Survive as a Caregiver? with Brenda Avadian, MA on Susan Baida’s Empowering Family Caregivers BlogTalk Radio show. This was a fast-paced [...]
Caregiver Mary Bolton sends The Caregiver’s Voice an eMail after reading “Where’s my shoes?” My Father’s Walk through Alzheimer’s. (Bolton’s letter published with permission. Ed.) Join us Monday 2pmET/11amPT for a live interview–Can I Survive as a Care[...]
November 29th, 2010, the Monday following this Thanksgiving weekend, I will be interviewed at 2:00pmET by Susan Baida of eCareDiary on her popular weekly Empowering Family Caregivers BlogTalk Radio show. TOPIC: Can I Survive as a Caregiver? And is it too much to ask for a sprinkle of JOY? ANSWER: Qu[...]
Last week, Home Instead Senior Care sponsored Challenges of Communication between Older Adults and their Children–a Webinar that is part of the Family Caregiver Support Series offered through the American Society on Aging. The key points are below. The italicized comments are my own experience[...]
Every now and then, I step away from what I have scheduled for the day to catch up with informative yet touching caregiving articles that have been sent to The Caregiver’s Voice. Such is the case with this Harvard Magazine article sent to us in June. Professor Arthur Kleinman, a caregiver to h[...]
Caring.com offers three helpful articles during the Open Enrollment period for Medicare Drug Coverage (Part D) and Medicare Advantage (Part C). Open enrollment started November 15 and extends through December 31, 2010 for coverage beginning January 1, 2011. (Ed.) Click on the links below for more de[...]
