The exercise was part of a four-hour training session called SENSE, which uses a mock supermarket...
Category: Caregiver Stories
Caregivers tell their story in their own words: the good, the bad, the complicated.
The Pandemic Offers a Chance to Reimagine Caregiving
Our current conversation about caregiving, driven by school shutdowns, Covid outbreaks in nursing...
‘Solidarity, Not Charity’: A Visual History of Mutual Aid
Tens of thousands of mutual aid networks and projects have emerged around the world since the...
How to Be a Caregiver
We asked experts on caregiving and aging, as well as dozens of people who have been caregivers...
Poet Tracy K. Smith On Grief In The Holidays And ‘Different Vocabularies For Feeling’
When I was a kid, I watched the winter holidays shift for my family after my mother died. And this...
How the Criminal Justice System Fails People With Mental Illness
Michelle Durden "has struggled to understand a criminal justice system that she feels has...
At 82, My Grandmother Has Lost Her Husband — And The World As She Knows It
The disarray and social upheaval caused by the virus took a life event that’s already fraught for...
How To Care For Older People In The Pandemic
During this pandemic, I've been worried about my grandma — Nanay, to me. That's Tagalog for...
How a ‘mental hygiene arrest’ turned deadly
Joe Prude called the police for help. His brother was acting strangely and had suddenly bolted out...
6 Safety Tips for Home Health Care Workers
With these safety tips for home health care workers, you can provide the best experience for your loved ones or residents.
Will They See Me as a Son, a Daughter or a Stranger?
Early on, they wrote me a letter encouraging me to reconsider my decision to become a man. The...
6 Atypical COVID Symptoms to Watch for in Older Adults
If you believe you or your loved ones have experienced these symptoms after being in a high-risk environment or around a recently-diagnosed individual, get tested right away and self-quarantine until you receive your results.
Police Violence Against Black Disabled People Can’t Be Ignored Anymore
Deborah Danner was a 66-year-old Black woman with schizophrenia. In 2016, an NYPD officer shot...
Police Are the First to Respond to Mental Health Crises. They Shouldn’t Be
Last year, the mental health nonprofit Treatment Advocacy Center found that one in three people...
Home Modifications for the Visually Impaired or Blind – The Complete Guide
If you are visually impaired or blind (or caring for someone who is), modifying your house to fit...
Caregiver — Don’t Cry Momma “Gone With The Wind”
It was a late October morning, 2005, and there was a crisp chill in the air. Couldn't decide if I...
How we dealt with uncertainty and a virus
How we dealt with uncertainty, And a virus in our life, For fifteen years. And emerged as...
How to Deal with a Career Gap Due to Caregiving
No one expects that at some point in your life you’ll have to pause your career to take care of...
As Coronavirus Rages On, How to (Safely) Help Elderly People
How can an older person—or a person with an underlying condition that makes them more susceptible...
Can’t stop the tears
This is a lyric I wrote when Rick was in a nursing home for several months.. We had this...
7 Photographers on Alzheimer’s, Dementia, and Heartbreaking Memory Loss
While making Breathers, a series of photographs of looming Pacific Northwest trees as metaphors...
Similes Replacing Smiles…for Now
Dementia is like a thief, Victims are robbed, that is true Like a ship that strikes the reef, And...
Access to public toilets is a social justice issue
One of the easiest ways to keep marginalized people at home is to prevent them from accessing...
Canadians, especially older adults and their caregivers, struggle through fragmented and frustrating systems. What they deserve is structured help.
A woman caring for her older mother is told she cannot make a direct application to a specialized...