We asked the community if they'd modified their home in order to better accommodate the person...
Category: Community Wisdom
The best advice from our community — from our forums and social media accounts.
Sometimes people don’t know what to say
Sometimes people don't know the right thing to say. In fact, they put their foot in their mouths...
Where can you find caregiver support?
We asked our community members what the best source of caregiver support they've found is. While...
Caregiver frustration
No matter how rewarding caregiving can be or how much we love the person we're caring for,...
One question that changes everything
The other day I was in an ER far from home. The woman in charge of triage was refusing to move...
Advice for new caregivers, from caregiving veterans
Welcome to the world of caregiving. It'll be hard, but it's worth it. You will never ever regret...
Selling the family home in a down market
Here's a tough situation quite a few caregivers find themselves in: being responsible for selling...
Working while caregiving: how we do it
Many of our community members have had to quit their jobs or retire early in order to serve as a...
Breaking a promise
So many of us have promised our parents that we'd never put them in a home. And then, one day, we...
The bath time struggle
It's a pretty common problem: the person you're caring for is refusing to bathe. Here's advice...
This is what caregivers want in 2017
The lives of caregivers rarely rely on the calendar, they go on the schedule of the person we're...
Can caregiving lead to PTSD?
Most people associate PTSD with veterans of war, but you don't have to be a soldier to experience...
Dementia training for caregivers: is it important?
The caregiving community is incredibly diverse, but it seems we can agree that dementia caregivers...
Learning to forgive myself
Do you feel like you're doing the best you can, all the time? No matter how hard I try, it gets to...
Stop telling me to take care of myself.
Self care -- it's easier said than done. We're always being told we should take better care of...
Become a home care champion
America needs more caregivers for our rapidly aging population, but we don't provide them with a...
Is it possible to have a significant other while taking care of your parents?
Many people put their lives on hold when they first step into a caregiver role. That's fine for...
Clearing out the house
My mother has recently gone from taking care of my great uncle to handling the paperwork and...
A thank you to our hospice carers
October 10th was World Hospice Day. We asked our community how hospice helped them and their...
Remembering & honoring our grandparents
So many of us have grandparents who have already passed. We each find different ways to honor...
Constant Caregiving Requests: How Can You Cope?
My husband is disabled and requires more assistance than some care receivers. More assistance...
What’s your advice to those caring for someone that’s dying?
We recently asked our community members what's your best advice for someone who's currently caring...
What do we owe abusive parents?
Every year over 500 children in the US are murdered by their parents. In fact, that number is a...
Talking about stable conditions
Sometimes caregiving has wild ups and downs, but other caregivers face endless days that are the...