Giving Your Care Recipient a Feeling of Usefullness
“I don’t know what to do with the parent/partner/friend/spouse I am caring for all day long. They are still cognizant enough to know what is going on, but I really can’t just give them a job to do , one that has any importance, unsupervised....WSU Receives Grant from Alzheimer’s Association
Hi everyone, This is a press release that I received today and wanted to share. It is centered around those diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment AND their caregivers. WSU Awarded Alzheimer’s Association Grant to Test New Intervention Source Contacts: Maureen...7 Easy Ways to Help Family Caregivers
Caregivers have a difficult time accepting help. I know this; I’ve lived it. I’m not sure if it’s because accepting help would mean that we are less than the PERFECT caregiver or if it’s that we don’t want to place our problems on...My Experiences With “Sundowning”
What happens to a parent or partner or someone you are caring for when, all of a sudden, as the season changes from summer to fall, then fall to winter, they seem to get agitated and angry at a certain time of the day? I found that as the seasons changed, and the...Caregiver Stress: Study Shows That it Comes Mainly From Family and Friends!
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine recently released of a study involving 58 caregivers of stroke survivors and 15 types of common problems that caregivers face. Not surprisingly, the study showed that while there were many other stressors...Connect With Me
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