Creating a Safe and Comfortable Home Environment
Want to help your loved one age in place? Learn what steps you can take to create an enjoyable, safe, and comfortable home care environment.
Want to help your loved one age in place? Learn what steps you can take to create an enjoyable, safe, and comfortable home care environment.
Ensuring that everything goes well while navigating through previously uncharted waters as an informal caregiver requires the ability to understand the challenges ahead and how to plan accordingly. What follows are seven things to remember when you suddenly find yourself thrust into the role of caring for another.
The end of the year is always an opportune time to pause and reflect on how to make positive changes in one’s life. That said, family caregivers can also use New Year's resolutions to plan for the upcoming year and strategize how to stay refreshed as the trying day's transition into weeks and months.
Although it’s highly gratifying, serving as a family caregiver can be physically, mentally, and emotionally demanding. Adding numerous holiday activities to an already full plate can push even the most seasoned caregiver to the breaking point.
The average caregiver often struggles with having enough time to juggle a household and job with holiday activities and caregiving duties. If this describes you, here are some creative ways to celebrate the holidays this year without experiencing caregiver guilt.
If you're not sure how to stay recharged this holiday season, what follows are several self-care tips that every family caregiver should know.
Are several easy and reliable ways to make your home environment safer and more comfortable for any holiday houseguest who’s been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
Running a family caregiver meeting is a lot like running a business meeting, except for one thing that has to be dealt with – family dynamics. Here are seven tips on how to run a family caregiving meeting effectively.
f you’re wondering if the behaviors you’re seeing from your loved one are typical of seniors with dementia, The Family Caregiver Alliance has found these behaviors to be commonly found as a guide to dementia.
As an informal caregiver, keeping your loved one safe and comfortable during the recovery process isn’t always as easy as it sounds. Here’s how to help that special senior in your life avoid hospital readmission when faced with the challenges of transitioning back home.