Karen Shiffert created the Bed Sled™ to help make her job easier as primary caregiver for her 84-year old husband of 30-plus years. Don has been living with Parkinson’s disease sin[...]
CONGRATULATIONS Mabel Ann Romick for being named The Caregiver’s Voice Caregiver of the Month My mother should not only be Caregiver of the Month, but Caregiver of the Centur[...]
NOMINATIONS are NOW OPEN for Caregiver of the Month Family and professional CAREGIVER NOMINATIONS are now open for The Caregiver’s Voice (TCV) Caregiver of the Month program.[...]
We borrow our title for Carolyn Knight’s guest post from Shakespeare. Knight addresses whether or not we have what it takes to be a family caregiver. TCV Ed. If a member of y[...]
When The Caregiver’s Voice answers questions for the media; the answers can also inform you. Three topics are answered briefly below: Elder Care options Caring for a loved on[...]
Ask TCV: How do I cope with compassion fatigue? TCV: It is difficult. It is like walking on the tightrope of care. As a professional (or family caregiver), you try to find that ma[...]
CONGRATULATIONS Claire Abel for being named The Caregiver’s Voice Caregiver of the Month of January, 2012! Nominated by Claire’s sister Linda Van Kessler Claire Abel is[...]
Hospice Tails: The Animal Companions who Journey with Hospice Patients and their Families by Debra L. Stang is a short easy-to-read book of 14 stories about hospice patients and th[...]
It’s back! The Caregiver’s Voice relaunches the popular Caregiver of the Month Recognition program. Each month, The Caregiver’s Voice recognizes ONE CAREGIVER who[...]
This month, we celebrate National Family Caregivers Month (2011 Theme: Identifying Family Caregivers) and National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, and Thanksgiving in the U.S. I[...]
The Caregiver’s Voice is giving away 3 coaching sessions in November. Yes, when we say “giving away” we mean it. All you have to do is follow 3 simple instruction[...]
“As we commemorate the tenth anniversary of the National Family Caregiver Support Program, the U.S. Administration on Aging proclaimed 2011 as The Year of the Caregiver to ce[...]
