Self-Care for Caregivers By June Duncan Working as a caregiver to a senior or a younger person who needs help can be both rewarding and demanding. It’s very easy to slide into doing more than you can sustain in a healthy way. Becoming over-extended is particularly...
When you are caring for someone at home when should you consider having them live in a long-term care facility? The executive summary: it depends. It depends on so many factors but I will break them down for you. Your relative:If your loved one is wandering and has...
We have all heard the stories of elderly people being helped by someone who steals from them or abuses them. Sometimes we do not find out this information until the person passes away or it is too late. For example, If your relative sent thousands of dollars in Visa...
How to empower your elderly relatives and make your life easier. You can’t get your relative to accept help to drive them to shopping and appointments. They are fine they say and you are there to help all of the time, why should they accept help? The reality is...
Janice has to arrange transportation to activities, drive to doctor appointments and follow up on the recommendations, do shopping for clothes and food and prepare meals and pay bills. She hasn’t been able to take a vacation in three years. She is always...
When there is a crisis local friends, neighbors, faith community members and distant relatives usually come out to help with gusto. A call for dinner for someone experiencing a health crisis can lead to a freezer full of casseroles that will take months to eat....
