Feelings of loss and grief are profound and deep for those who have assumed the role of caregiver for a loved one. Those that care for a person with dementia have unique challenges associated with these emotions because of the characteristics of this disease. ...
Those of us who have had the experience of being a caregiver can tell you that there is a vast array of emotions that are inherent in this role. They vary from day to day, and sometimes minute to minute. In some ways that is the most challenging aspect in the...
Having been both an R.N. and a social media manager, I was asked by GreatCall to moderate a private Facebook group for caregivers. It is their way of giving back to our caregivers who do so much! One of our group members, Christy Payne, who cares for her...
None of us becomes a caregiver because it is easy. You do it for a multitude of reasons. You become caregivers out of love, respect, devotion, necessity, obligation, and sometimes because nobody else is available to do it. We take on this role not always knowing there...
With the aging population growing across North America, there is an ongoing and increasing need for elder care. At the same time, the rising cost of living requires many households to maintain more than one job, and some members of a family have more than one job....
We like to think of our later years as a time when we can relax and spend time doing things we enjoy with people we enjoy being with. For many people their senior years exemplify this scenario. However, there are many seniors who have found that their life in their...