I attended weekly support group while caring for my father who was diagnosed with dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. We felt we could go on forever when caregiving was unevent[...]
The Family Guide to Aging Parents is a must-have resource for family caregivers and the professionals who help them. Carolyn Rosenblatt, RN, Elder Law Attorney offers an independen[...]
WEGO Health invited Shelley Webb and me to join Amy Goyer of AARP for an informative Twitter chat about caregiver experiences, resources, and caregiver tips. Who is a caregiver? Am[...]
Interview with caregiver expert Sometimes, it’s a good idea to step back and reflect. This is one of those times, when I answer six questions regarding caring for aging paren[...]
No matter how strong you are, dear family or professional caregiver, there are times you need to take it one-step at a time. I’m a planner—I look ahead and as thoughts come to mind[...]
November is National Family Caregivers & Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month In 1983, three years before his public letter of his own Alzheimer’s diagnosis, Preside[...]
The Caregivers Voice debuts a new channel of offerings for caregivers – VIDEO. Everyone loves videos! Right? How else could YouTube rank as the second largest search e[...]
Grandma Says is a new app inspired by Katie’s grandma Elsie Guest article by Kate Arney-Cimino My dear grandmother died a year ago last month. She was 98. Elsie lived in Los [...]
The United Hospital Fund and AARP Public Policy Institute issued a report today with compelling new evidence that family caregivers who provide complex chronic care to people who a[...]
The Guilty Caregiver Guest post by Leslie Vandever My caregiving career with my mother started when she developed sciatica and was barely able to care for herself. At the time, I e[...]
Do I Matter if I’m a Caregiver? Family caregivers and professionals matter. I thought I mattered while I was a full-time caregiver, though not everyone agreed. And despite th[...]
We’re just a few days from the end of the first month of 2014. How’s it going, caregivers? Are you falling into those pre-holiday stress-laden habits? It’s easy to slide back[...]
