Archive for May 2017
Caregiving 101: Conversations you dreaded having with your loved one. Tools to help!
Caregiving 101: Conversations you dreaded having with your loved one. [FB_video_machine id=1]
Read MoreCaregivers, simple change to your posture and movement protects your body from strain and injury!
Caregivers, simple change to your posture and movement can protect your body from strain and injury. More PhysEd for Caregivers videos here [FB_video_machine id=1]
Read MoreCaregiver-Delivered Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for Dementia
May 21, 2017 Dementia is a general term for a decline in memory, communication, and reasoning skills which are severe enough to interfere with a person’s ability to perform daily activities. A recent study out of the UK found that although at-home caregiver-delivered cognitive stimulation therapy did not improve either cognition or quality of life…
Read MoreThe face of today’s elder caregiver
BY NAOMI CAHN AND AMY ZIETTLOW Elder care requires an intergenerational partnership. The duty to care for an aging parent is often grounded in an understanding of reciprocity; the parental hands that once held ours during childhood now require our supportive presence in old age or during an illness. How does this caregiving expectation of…
Read More5 Easy Steps to Caregiver Certification
The certification process with the American Caregiver Association is simple, fast, and convenient. Order your course or bundle package, then wait for an email from the ACA with your course materials. When you receive your course materials read through them at your leisure. There is no time limit to completing any ACA course. After…
Read MoreCertified Caregiver Reviews of American Caregiver Association: Volume 2
This is Volume 2 of nationally certified caregivers that have taken and completed our courses. The ACA continually works to improve our courses, our service and the number of certification courses that we offer. Need to get caregiver certification? Click Here.
Read MoreCaregiver Training Programs
Get national caregiver certification here Like so many other questions that we get from all of the wonderful caregivers out there in the United States and around the globe, this question is one that has to be answered clearly. Why? Because, while there are a number of terrific caregiver training programs that you can go…
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