How do you keep going when life gets you down? Wishing for an easy life is not the answer. Imagine if LIFE were truly easy. You’d get up in the morning when you wanted. After[...]
Making sound financial decisions for another person can be very overwhelming for even the savviest caregiver, particularly when it comes to health care. And, while selecting the ri[...]
An elderly man lay dying in his bed when the aroma of his favorite chocolate chip cookies filled his nostrils. Gathering his remaining strength, he lifted himself from the bed. Lea[...]
This month, we celebrate the GIFTS of professional caregivers. When family caregivers are at the end of their rope, a professional caregiver can make all the difference! This mont[...]
The Living Well with Dementia Handbook is a 24-page booklet created in the UK that allows you to include your or your loved one’s important information across five easy-to-co[...]
Edith, a little silver-haired lady calls her neighbor and says, “Bert, please come over here and help me. I have a killer jigsaw puzzle, and I can’t figure out how to g[...]
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[...]
How to be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers, by Toni Bernhard, describes the author’s own journey from living in good health to living wi[...]
Actress and poet Judy Prescott draws her family together in this powerful tribute of artistry to her mom, Cecy. Searching for Cecy: Reflections on Alzheimer’s features twenty-nine [...]
Much is being written and said about Doctor / Patient Communications. There are good reasons for this. Doctors are given larger caseloads, which means less time for each patient. P[...]
Guest Article by Monica Heltemes, OTR “That’s enough of this,” my client, Mary Ann, told me when we try to work on one of the 100-piece jigsaw puzzles that she has enjoyed doing fo[...]
Guest article by David Watts Even in an era where you can check your email before getting out bed, the majority of medical establishments (doctor’s offices, hospitals, insura[...]
