Caregivers

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Adjusting to Caring for Your Parents

The majority of the adult children caregivers are women taking on yet another aspect of the traditional role of caring. One major difference is that the kind of resources and...
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Hands-On Skills for Caregivers Caring for Someone with a Brain Disorder

When you are a caregiver, finding time to take care of your own physical needs is difficult enough, but taking care of the physical needs of someone else is even...
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Tips for Planning Ahead

It is important to make informed decisions about end-of-life care choices. If you haven’t done so already, call us to schedule a tour of our facility. We will provide you...
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The Impact of Caregiving

Providing caregiving to one person can have an impact on multiple lives. While caregiving can have a positive impact on the person receiving care, it can also add stress to...
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Caregiver Depression: A Silent Health Crisis

Every day you wake up, get dressed and immediately attend to your dying father’s needs. You feel as if you have not focused on yourself or your marriage in months,...
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Coping with Grief and Guilt as a Caregiver

Taking over the caregiving duties of your aging spouse can be overwhelming. You may be experiencing many emotions as the reality of what is to come next settles in. It...
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Accepting Help from Family and Friends

It sounded like a great idea initially. You would be the primary caregiver of your loved one or parent. You knew it would be a lot of work, but you...
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Caregivers Accepting Help from Family and Friends

As a new caregiver for a loved one, you may find yourself feeling a bit overwhelmed with all of the new responsibilities you have. Caring for an elderly loved one...
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Relocation: Having a Parent Move in with You

As adults age, they may need more help caring for their home and themselves. Have you prepared a plan in the event that your widowed parent may need to move...
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Discussing Loss and Grief with a Child

After the death of a loved one, children will grieve. Grief is a normal reaction to loss and change. With encouragement, support and time, most children will successfully incorporate the...