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Building a Support Network for Your Aging Loved Ones

   Caregiving is a job best done when people are proactive in their planning. It involves time, patience, and good communication among the participants. If these elements are in place the odds of success are greater. How to Be Proactive Nobody likes to talk about...
Spring Planning for the Caregiver!

Spring Planning for the Caregiver!

It’s spring! If it isn’t yet, it will soon be time to open the windows and let in a nice breeze. It’s time to transition your home and your life from winter to spring. It’s time to start planning for the summer months.   Will you be having house guests this summer?...
Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken and Veggies

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...

Cut Yourself Some Slack!

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...

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...

Is a Caregiver Support Group Right for You?

I attend a support group for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. It is offered through Alzheimer’s Orange County. I think it is the fourth support group I have attended.   Another Alzheimer’s caregiver recently said to me, “I don’t need a...