What I discovered as a caregiver I may not be a professional caregiver, or a full-time caregiver, or a sole caregiver, but I’m a caregiver all the same. Like the estimated 43.5 million others Americans who care for someone else, I found myself helping my parents out a little, then a little more, and then …
In this day and age, caregiving for your parents may include more than just physical assistance. Caregiving may involve providing technical support. In other words, you may find yourself helping your parents and loved ones with computer and internet needs. Chances are, whatever their competency level is with computer technology, they have gaps in their …
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Avoiding Dining Traps as a Time-Crunched Caregiver You’re a caregiver. Your time is stretched thin, which leads to eating out or on the go. But fast food, restaurant dining and prepared food from a grocery store may be working against you. Food is fuel. To be more precise, food delivers oxygen through your body, giving …
Can we care too much? Can we love too much? Caring and loving are good things, but when does it become too much of a good thing? Love is a master of disguise Sometimes what pretends to be love isn’t genuine love. Trying to please people and make them happy is often motivated by selfishness …
Food aficionado, Tori Woodill, knows the risk of eating and spilling. When armed with a Cravaat, she can dig into these mouth-watering ribs without worrying about spilling on her clothes. We agree with her that barbecue sauce makes a better “lip gloss” than a pattern on your clothes.
In-home caregivers are very much a part of the caregiving picture. Whether part-time, full-time, or just occasionally, there are a number of different sources. But when you need help and need to hire someone, you should know your options. This article from Today’s Caregiver [Hiring an In-Home Caregiver: What You Don’t Know Could Hurt You] gives …
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Do More than Just Clean – De-clutter As a family caregiver, the one thing I’m sure you need more of is time. One great way to find it is to de-clutter and organize your home (and the home of the loved one you care for). Now is the perfect time. Call it spring cleaning. Just …
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Caregivers are always stressed for time, so eating healthy is an extra challenge, because let’s face it, preparing fresh foods takes more prep time. But eating healthy becomes that much more critical when our lives are stressed. So, here are a few suggestions on tools and tricks that will help make it easier to prepare …
Don’t Let Caregiving Stress Turn Into Substance Abuse Caregiving involves a higher level of responsibility than most careers: You foster the health and well-being of someone other than yourself. It could be someone with a disability or disease like multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s, a loved one with a brain injury, or an elderly family …
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