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...
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...
Everyone is busy these days. We work, are parents, spouses, siblings, adult children, friends, pet parents, and volunteers. And then one day, we also become a caregiver. Like parenting, there is no training for this. We are not raised with the expectation that one...
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...
Way back in 2011, I wrote an article comparing 12 medical alert systems (or PERS – personal emergency response systems as they are sometimes called). I did quite a bit of research and it took a long time to write, which is why I haven’t taken the time to...
Last week I was introduced to a young lady on Facebook named Melanie. Melanie has grown up caring for her little sister, Megan, who has a developmental disability and cannot speak verbally. As a baby, Megan was slow to reach milestones such as learning to walk and...