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
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When you are in the midst of dealing with all the physical aspects of caregiving, it’s easy to overlook the legal protections that should be put in place. This is the time when it becomes ever more important to understand the legal issues that can affect long term care. I recently sat down with attorney Rebecca
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Being prepared for recovery at home is necessary whether you are returning directly from the hospital or from a rehabilitation facility. Because patients are rarely released at 100% from either facility, there is usually a transition period to get you up to 100%. Therefore it’s good to consider your needs so you will be fully
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As a follow up to last week, we’re providing a Packing Checklist – Post Hospital Rehab Stay to help save you time, and help make move-in/move-out go more smoothly for you or a loved one. Unlike a hospital, a transitional rehabilitation center will expect you to have your own personal items during care because you will be
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You made a packing list for camp when you were young. You made a packing list for your European vacation. You pre-packed a bag when you were pregnant for that spur of the moment trip to the hospital. Now that you’re older, you or a loved one will likely need a post-hospital Rehab packing list.
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One of my favorite things about big family gatherings is the leftovers. All that work that went into preparing a big dinner pays off, not only in the great time you had with loved ones, but the meals that were at the ready for days afterward. So why not apply this concept to everyday food
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It’s important to eat healthy when you are caring for someone else. Today, an estimated 65.7 million Americans, or nearly 30 percent of the general population, provide care for an older adult or someone living with illness or disability. (n4a.org/caregivers) That means we have that much more demand on our time. Add to that the emotional
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Saving time is one of the many benefits of wearing a Cravaat® dining scarf, which is why we devote a category of blogs to time saving tips. This week we have a new perspective: When it comes to time-saving tips, there are so many blogs out there about it (even my last time-saving blog), that
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Ever feel like life was a merry-go-round you were trapped on, wishing it would slow down? But instead of slowing down, life just seems to keep getting busier. For me it’s my kid’s activities, operating my own business (DinerWear®) and helping out my aging parents, along with all the day-to-day needs of keeping house and
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