*I’m participating in the American Cleaning Institute’s Packets Up! campaign and this is a sponsored post. As always, opinions and insights are my own. My mission is to always have your best interests at heart. When I was asked to participate in the American...
This is a guest post by Danielle K. Roberts. Respite care is one of the best ways for a caregiver to receive the rest they need without having to worry about their loved one while taking their break. During respite care, your loved one will be taken care of by...
This is a guest article by Dr. Doris Schechter, M.D., INSIGHTEC Medical DirectorIf it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it is probably a duck. People often make decisions based on this logic all the time. When it comes to medical...
Becoming a caregiver for a spouse is an adjustment for both the caregiver and the person being cared for. When we choose a partner our dream is to grow old together and spend time in ways we choose, with people we want, doing the things we enjoy most in our lives....
My 95 year old father asked me to take him to the bank to make some adjustments to his accounts. I was his executor. We had a loving, wonderful relationship. He trusted me with all aspects of his care. We sat in front of the banker as I began to explain why we were...
It doesn’t seem to make sense that people who have dementia don’t know they have it. But it is a surprisingly common occurrence. It’s one of the biggest challenges we face as caregivers. Why does it happen? How do you cope when it does? This phenomena has a name...