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[...]
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 frien[...]
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,[...]
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 divisio[...]
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 mor[...]
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 visit[...]
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[...]
Family caregiver asks about memory care for Mom: I have been a caregiver for my mom for 5 years. I have health issues which concern me. My husband and I are looking for Memory Car[...]
Celebrate the love of caregivers everywhere who are always near to help and comfort. Back at school? As I looked up from my dinner plate, I gazed through the window that looked ont[...]
Caring.com announces their Caring Stars of 2013, featuring “America’s best assisted living and Alzheimer’s care communities.” These communities were selecte[...]
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 p[...]
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[...]
