What’s Scary About Caregiving?

You’re strolling through life without a care in the world, or at least not more than you usually have when BOO! Something jumps out and terrifies you! Is it a ghost? No, it’s a situation that suddenly thrusts you into the role of a caregiver. It might be a phone...

Helping Parents Sail Upwind

The following is a guest post by Margit Novack of Moving Solutions In sailing, the technique used to move upwind (or against the wind) is called “tacking.” Although tacking is actually a combination of vector mathematics and boat design, to most of us, it refers to...

Back To…

It’s September, which brings out advertisements for all things related to going back to school. It’s a time to get “back to” more than just school. September brings a return to routines that may have been forgotten or adjusted during the summer months. Vacations,...

Eight Tips for the Working Caregiver: What the Employee Can Do

Employers can no longer ignore the fact that many of their employees are working another full or part-time job: caregiving for a friend or loved one.  With more than seven in ten caregivers employed in some capacity, it is highly likely the person in the next cubicle...

A Dental Innovation That Seems Too Good to Be True

King’s College of London researchers developed a new technique for repairing teeth with cavities that doesn’t involve drilling or adding any additional materials to the teeth called Electrically Accelerated and Enhanced Remineralization (EAER). The EAER...