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Alzheimer's Home Care Resources for Caregivers
When it comes to caring for a family member with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, many family caregivers don’t know where to turn for support. The physical exhaustion...
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Four Things Every Family Caregiver Should Discuss with an Aging Parent
Conversations about long-term care and end-of-life decisions are very important but often overlooked topics of discussion as our loved ones age. Whether it's documenting an aging parent's...
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Important Safety Tips When Caring for Your Loved One at Home
Caregivers often want to keep their loved ones as healthy as possible for as long as possible so they can stay at home longer, which can positively influence an individual’s physical, social...
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Find Relief From Caregiver Fatigue
“I’m just exhausted.” “I’m irritable all the time, and I don’t know why.” “I just want to be my mother’s daughter again.” Over...
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Tips for Long-Distance Caregivers: Health Changes You Can See, Hear and Read
In a perfect world, we’d all live close to our aging parents and grandparents. But careers and the needs of our immediate families often cause us to become long-distance caregivers, spending...
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Understanding Caregiver Support Systems
The job of a caregiver can be rewarding and challenging. Juggling work and your own family in addition to caring for a parent with declining health can be quite an undertaking. Continued support is...
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About Long Distance Caregiving
Caregivers must be available for their loved ones at varying times of the day. If there is an emergency and the caregiver is needed promptly, it would be convenient for a caregiver that lives 20...
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7 Tips for Helping a Loved One with Asthma
About one in every 12 Americans has asthma, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these numbers are increasing each year. Asthma can be a stressful condition to live...
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How Caregivers Can Overcome Loss
Nothing can truly prepare someone for the loss of a loved one. Loss can be especially hard on a caregiver, who invested so much time and energy into caring for that loved one. Caregivers can suffer...
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8 Tips for Caregivers Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer’s
Every 70 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer’s and in 2006, there were 26.6 millions sufferers worldwide. The disease is predicted to affect 1 in 85 people by 2050. That’s why we are...