Shelley Webb, Author at Meaningful Midlife!

Clinical Trials Go Digital – Blood Pressure Trial From the Comfort of Your Home

Earlier this week, CureClick, for whom I am an advisory board member, introduced a new type of trial set called called Digital Trials. This type of trial is important because it takes away the geography challenges of so many of the other trials being conducted....

Review of the Pinocchi Hose – Good Tool for Seniors Who Enjoy the Garden

I recently volunteered to review the new Pinocchi Hose and provide my honest opinion about its usefulness. I love gardening and hand-watering plants and flowers but as you know, hoses are always a big hassle! They kink; they get tangled up and rolling them back up...

Personlity Traits of a Great In-home Caregiver

When hiring in a caregiver for a parent or loved one, it’s difficult to know what kind of person to hire. Let’s face it, caregivers from agencies are not well paid and tend to not be well educated either. Agencies do their best to find good employees to...

Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken and Veggies

This is an easy recipe and is perfect for the slow cooker. 4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves 1/4 cup melted butter 1 can cream of chicken soup (10 1/2 ounces) (can use reduced sodium) 8 oz. cream cheese, cut into cubes 1/2 cup chicken broth 1 large...

Caregiving Tips for the First-Time Caregiver

We asked our Caregivers Connect Facebook group what their best tip for new caregivers would be and we received over 120 answers! We were not surprised to see that “have patience” was a popular answer and while many offered the advice that “caring...