“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[...]
My dad, Henry Kolodziej, cares for my mom. In September, 2010, my mom had surgery related to post-stroke complications. The surgery was intended to prevent risk of a future stroke [...]
The Caregiver’s Voice recognizes ONE CAREGIVER every month who, despite the challenges, provides the kind of care we would want to receive. Are YOU or do YOU KNOW a Family or[...]
I live next door to my parents and have seen how my mom has lovingly cared for my dad who has had Alzheimer’s for the last eight years. She will be the first to admit she is [...]
The Caregiver’s Voice Caregiver of the Month (CotM) nominations are due midnight Pacific time this Friday, July 15th. Family and professional caregivers eligible. Self-nomina[...]
Thirty years ago, Ross Campbell’s wife, Pat, had cancer. She was diagnosed with paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration. Pat’s mental and physical functioning deteriorat[...]
Once again, The Caregiver’s Voice invites Nominations for Caregiver of the Month in order to recognize deserving family and professional caregivers. As mentioned in an earlie[...]
Nominations are due the 15th of June for Caregiver of the Month (CotM) of July. Our theme for July: Finding the JOY in Caregiving. Also, our guidelines for Submit Your JOYFUL Careg[...]
Maureen has worked as the Daytrip program director for the Johnson Adult Day Program (JADP) in Denver, Colorado for more than twelve years and has touched hundreds of lives as a re[...]
IF YOU KNOW a comforting, kind, and FUNNY caregiver, NOMINATE him or her. IF YOU ARE one, nominate yourself. Self-nominations and nominations of professional or family caregivers a[...]
To better serve The Caregiver’s Voice nominee finalists and selection committee, we are moving the due date earlier— from the 20th to the 15th of every month. This will[...]
Since Nitin Samtani was 13, he has been taking care of his paralyzed mother. She suffered a severe stroke 16 years ago; a result of an aneurysm that almost killed her. After awakin[...]
