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.
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.
Creating a Plan: Caregiving for Loved Ones During COVID-19
If you’re a caregiver that’s creating a backup plan, take a look at these key points.
5 Red Flags to Look Out for When Choosing a Care Facility
If you need a little help with the decision-making process, be sure to steer clear of facilities that demonstrate any of these red flags.
Preparing for End-of-Life Care
No one wants to think about end-of-life care, but it remains an unavoidable inevitability for all of us. Caregivers often face the unenviable task of preparing for the death of a loved one during the last months of their lives, and it can be difficult to know where to...
How AI Could Provide a Solution to the Caregiving Gap
While there are a lot of ideas in development, none of these can help right now. However, the present is not fruitless. There are a few technologies currently being implemented to help with the caregiving process.
Reaching Out For Help: You’ll Know When The Time Is Right
My husband just celebrated the five year anniversary of the accident that changed our lives forever. Many people ask us why we “celebrate” the anniversary of the tragic incident that left him with a debilitating spinal injury. Often I simply say explain that we...
Dear President Trump
Plenty of us are happy to see Obamacare go. It was too expensive, too confusing, and forced us to find new doctors. You have a new chance to build something great. To save lives and help Americans secure their futures. Far too many people go bankrupt for their health....
Simple Ways Technology Can Help Caregivers
Caregivers of the world: help is closer and more affordable than you might think. Despite daily technological innovations, it’s still easy to picture technology as a pricy luxury that only top hospitals or millionaires can afford to employ. Thankfully, that isn’t the...
Do All Caregivers Matter?
Caregivers of ALL ages need support. Shouldn’t we simply support ALL caregivers? When I speak to the community about the needs of child and young adult caregivers, I often hear those two remarks in response. On the surface, both appear to offer unreserved support for...
Free Online Tool Searches for Programs that Pay Family Caregivers
The American Elder Care Research Organization (AECRO), the organization that publishes PayingForSeniorCare.com, has released the Paid Caregiver Program Locator, a free online interactive tool that helps families identify programs that provide financial assistance to...
We’re here for ALL caregivers
When I first conceived of The Caregiver Space, I was going through what I perceived to be a rough patch. I needed to be available to my husband and his mother, both cancer patients, 24/7. It took about six months before I began to look for support online. The Internet...
Why does progress always feel painfully slow?
It feels like whatever you want to happen quickly, doesn’t, and whatever you’d prefer to deal with later won’t wait.
Dealing with unwanted advice
Getting advice: a good thing or a bad thing? Getting good advice when you want it is usually a good thing. Getting unwanted and unsolicited advice — even if the advice contains some possible wisdom — can drive us crazy! Since we can’t predict when...
Investigating the who, why, and how of caregiving
I was inspired to focus my senior thesis on caregiving because my grandmother lived with Alzheimer’s Disease for nine years, and my mother was her primary caregiver. She lived with me throughout most of my life, as my mom was a single mother, and my grandmother cared...
Headaches? It might be caregiver burnout
Headaches & facial pain caused by emotional distress Case Study: Joan* Joan was referred to my office due to her daily headaches and facial pain that had continued to get worse despite taking over-the-counter medication on a daily basis and treating herself to a...
The dual lives of caregivers
As the general American population continues to age, more and more people are stepping into the role of caregivers. The Employment Panel of Caregivers projects that the number of seniors requiring care will double by the year 2031. This means additional resources need...
Caregiver Profiles: Lisa’s Story
Lisa is a 46 year old woman who formerly worked as a secretary. She moved from Florida back to South Carolina as her parents started aging, eventually moving in with them. She had the opportunity to take an online medical transcription course and worked briefly. She...
The Caregiver’s Toolbox: top 10 posts of 2014
The Caregivers Toolbox is our space for qualified experts to offer advice on some of the practical, financial, and emotional aspects of being a caregiver. Find information and support from these articles that made an impact in 2014. 1. Can I Get Paid to be a Family...
If You Fail to Prepare…
The Boy Scouts of America have adopted the motto, “If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.” I like this motto since I am a fan of organization and thinking ahead, but I find it particularly apt when applied to caregiving – and when I talk to caregivers. Preparation...Six strategies for managing traffic when you care for a loved one
When you care for a sick or elderly family member in your home, one effect can be the new (and sometimes constant) stream of visitors through your home. Whether it’s extended family members, professional support or well-meaning friends, the increase in traffic can be...
5 ways to support the caregiver in your life
Your friend’s wife was just diagnosed with cancer. Your cousin just became the caregiver of her disabled sister. Your friend’s grandmother just moved in with them. Your coworker’s son was just in an accident. You want to help, but aren’t sure...Teens and Caregiving, part two
Inevitable Changes With a New Role of Caregiver When you accept the role of primary caregiver for a sick or elderly relative, your family takes on the responsibility too. If you still have children at home, the addition can be both a blessing and a stress. Children of... Caregiver Profiles: Lori R
Who is a caregiver? Nearly 1/3 of Americans serve as family caregivers and millions more serve as paid professional caregivers. The Caregiver Space is sharing their stories. Lori R I was once an executive at one of the largest banks in the country and an executive...Signs
A Prayer for the Caregiver by Bruce McIntyre Unknown and often unnoticed, you are a hero nonetheless. For your love, sacrificial, is God at his best. You walk by faith in the darkness of the great unknown, And your courage, even in weakness, gives life to your...3 fitness tips just for caregivers
Couldn’t make our last PhysEd webinar? Here are 3 tips: You can still catch the video In this video, you will learn: How to exercise while simultaneously performing household chores such as cooking, folding laundry, etc. What vitamins to take for those who are...
How to be a better patient
Our site is for caregivers, sure, but I know that the patients our caregivers help visit our site, too. Recently, a husband reached out to me to express concern that his wife, who is his primary caregiver, is burnt out from caring for him. How can he lessen the load?...The Proverbial Campfire: Support for Those Caring for Loved Ones with Schizophrenia
Here is the thing though: I am not alone. WE ARE NOT ALONE. We have this fire, its warmth, and we have each other.
Top 6 Blogs for Caregivers (Aging Parents Edition)
We’d like to help you start picking from the crowd by rating the top blogs that focus exclusively on “Caregiving for Aging Parents.”
Give A Cup to Caregivers
Figure this: We have a community of over 23,000. A cup of coffee averages only $2. If each person who has liked our page donated JUST ONE CUP to our campaign to support caregivers, we would surely reach our goal. Give $2 and comment below: “I just gave a...Top Posts
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