Posts from 2016 December 16, 2016 Helping the Elderly Prepare for Winter Weather Except in the warmest regions of the country, winter weather is a fact of life in one form or another. Even in the Deep South, heavy frosts, ice storms and even the occasional snowfall are never more than one or two five-day forecasts away. The impact from colder ... Read More November 20, 2016 Queen Latifah Shares Her Caregiving Story with AARP "It was a little scary at first, but as caregivers, we had to figure it out.” We like to say “We’re in it together,” because when it comes to caregiving, certain experiences are universal. Such as the pressures and anxieties involved in learning to care for somebody who has ... Read More November 18, 2016 Here's Why You Shouldn't Skip Your Flu Shot This Year We get it. You’re busy, and scheduling a vaccination appointment is a hassle, and the side effects can be annoying. But we really need our flu vaccines and, for those over 65, probably a pneumonia vaccine as well. The biggest reason the medical community stresses the urgency ... Read More October 06, 2016 Dear Alzheimer's Caregivers: You Are Not Alone As a caregiver, I often feel alone. But when you're at the Walk to End Alzheimer's, you realize you're not; you're fighting this disease with hundreds of thousands of other people. –Daisy D. Caregiving is rewarding, to be sure. But as we’ve noted several times, it can be a ... Read More September 19, 2016 Improving Family Dynamics by Acknowledging Caregiver Personas When you first start taking care of an aging parent or loved one it can, we know from experience, be an unnerving, even scary process. 5 Overarching Caregiver Personality Types Our research on caregiver isolation and family dynamics has yielded some insights on how the ... Read More
