Honoring Those Who Care During National Family Caregivers Month

If you have ever felt underappreciated and unrecognized in your role as family caregiver, this month is for you! November is National Family Caregivers Month, an occasion to celebrate the tireless work and dedication you invest in making sure a loved one’s life is the best it can be. While It’s Not Always Easy, You […]

The Top Three Obstacles Family Caregivers Encounter

Taking care of your aging parents is a tremendously rewarding act of love. As you think about the care they provided for you when you were growing up, you now have the opportunity to do the same. It allows you to take your relationship with your parents to an entire new level. Having said that, […]

Tips for Responding Constructively to Caregiver Criticism

“You always…” “If I were you…” “You never…” As a family caregiver, you work tirelessly and selflessly to provide care for a person you love. What happens when you are giving it your all, yet your all is not good enough? Negative feedback is never easy to hear, but it’s particularly challenging in your role […]

Strategies for Helping Family Caregivers Continue to Build Retirement Savings

Providing care for an aging parent is a time-intensive labor of love. It can also affect financial resources, as family caregivers may opt to reduce their work hours, take unpaid leave, or quit working altogether. It is common for family caregivers to set aside their long-term financial goals in order to concentrate on a loved […]

Respite Care Services Help Family Caregivers Recharge

What does a typical day look like for you as a family caregiver? For many individuals, it begins before sunrise, assisting an older loved one who may have issues sleeping throughout the night and is in need of help, or at least somebody to talk to. From there, the day may be a bustle of […]

Prevent Caregiving Injuries with These 5 Tips

When you decided to care for an older loved one, you most likely didn’t consider your role as being risky. However, the challenges of senior care are nothing to take lightly. Approximately 94% of caregivers who took part in a recent survey described physical pain in at least one part of their body that could […]

What to Expect When Taking on the Role of Family Caregiver

It may well have begun informally, with just a little help from time to time. Grabbing some things at the grocery store for your aging parent. Dropping off the extra casserole you made while preparing your own family’s dinner. Or just spending additional time visiting to be sure things are ok. After a while, you […]

How Home Care Services Can Help When a Loved One Has Cancer

When a loved one receives a cancer diagnosis, it may feel as though everything is upended. That which was once a top concern pales when compared to the need to do anything you can to help the person you love through this unexpected journey. If you’re not sure where you should even begin in your […]

Know the Signs of Heat-Related Illness in Seniors

Throughout the long, cold winter, we enthusiastically anticipated the warmth of summer. What a relief to finally throw open the windows and allow the warm breezes to blow through the house! Yet now that we’re approaching the dog days of summer, it is necessary to take preventative measures to make certain older adults in particular […]

The Benefits of Daily Journaling for Family Caregivers

With the new year just on the horizon, now is an excellent time to think about new strategies that will help you be a more effective caregiver for an older adult family member and also provide benefits to your loved one. Journaling is an effective way to reduce caregiver stress, and can be utilized as […]