Archive for January 2018

More at… http://thecaregiversvoice.com/tips-caregivers/curated-articles-on-alzheimer-treatments-swallowing-tips/ The Caregiver’s Voice is launching our second initiative for our 20th Anniversary. Starting this month, we’ll post excerpts of articles from the Tree of Knowledge for caregivers for people with dementia. In this case, the tree (pictured) is estimated to be 1,500 years old. (Hover over th… Read More

More at… http://thecaregiverspace.org/missing-the-hard-days/ I never would have imagined that I’d be nostalgic for the worst days of my life. In my husband’s sickest days I just kept moving. The easiest moments were when I was on auto-pilot. Just keep going. Do what needs to be done. Check check check. When I wanted to cry. To collapse. I would [&… Read More

More at… http://thecaregiverspace.org/what-would-a-caregiver-friendly-community-look-like/ When we talk about aging in place, we also need to discuss the needs of caregivers. After all, people don’t age in place in a vacuum; often in the aging journey a helping hand is required. So what do caregivers need to thrive in a community that embraces aging-in-place? Access to a robust heal… Read More

More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/what-would-a-caregiver-friendly-community-look-like/ When we talk about aging in place, we also need to discuss the needs of caregivers. After all, people don’t age in place in a vacuum; often in the aging journey a helping hand is required. So what do caregivers need to thrive in a community that embraces aging-in-place? Access to a robust heal… Read More

More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/reviving-my-caregiving-happiness-jar/ For more than a year, I kept a caregiving happiness jar. At the end of my caregiving day, I wrote a note about something good that happened, and put it in a jar. Every so often, I withdrew random notes from the jar, and read them. The notes were revealing. First, the notes proved that […]… Read More

More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/how-ehrs-can-benefit-caregivers-and-their-patients/ Electronic health record (EHR) systems are becoming the new normal for storing and accessing patient records, especially since many are scalable to the size of the organizations they serve and are increasingly mobile. However, some caregivers still have mixed feelings about EHRs, which can make the … Read More

More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/how-to-talk-to-someone-with-alzheimers/ Often, the first notable symptoms of people with Alzheimer’s disease are difficulties with speech. In the beginning, they might be able to carry on everyday conversations but forget a word here and there. On other occasions, they might find it hard to resume a conversation if they are interrupted…. Read More