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  • Caregiver New Year's Resolutions Caregiver New Year's Resolutions If you’re like me, every December you get a ton of free advice about what should be on your list of New Year’s resolutions ranging from the obvious to the impossible. Well, here’s mine. I hope these are different from some of the other recommendations you’re getting in that ... Read More
  • Experience the Times of Your Life Experience the Times of Your Life One of the rituals of family gatherings is the group photo. Parents wrangle the young ones into standing still and making a normal expression (real smiles, please) just long enough for Aunt Betty to click the shutter. Another entry for the family album. A generation ago, ... Read More
  • Taking Care When a Caregiver Isn’t There Taking Care When a Caregiver Isn’t There It’s unfortunate, but too many of us still have a reflex reaction to caregiving for seniors as a sort of binary decision: Either Mom or Dad is fine on their own, or they need round-the-clock support. The fact is their care need is most likely an accommodating continuum and ... Read More
  • In-Home Support for the Vision Impaired In-Home Support for the Vision Impaired October 15 is White Cane Safety Day in the United States, an occasion to celebrate the equality of blind Americans and to affirm our commitment to their right to independence. Caregivers often encounter families with one or more members experiencing a profound loss of ... Read More
  • Caregivers Make a Difference with Alzheimer’s Walk Caregivers Make a Difference with Alzheimer’s Walk In-home caregivers and their families share many experiences, but for each, the journey is unique. Among those who care for older loved ones, there is perhaps no more emotionally challenging experience than caring for someone with dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease. That’s one ... Read More
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