Archive for January 2018

More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/how-to-choose-a-caregiver-that-fits-a-seniors-needs/ So, you’ve decided to hire a caregiver to take care of an elderly person in your life. Now comes the hard part: deciding what qualities the right caregiver will possess in order to provide the best care. If you were car shopping, you would simply research vehicles that fit your criteria, visit a f… Read More

More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/years-of-devotion/ For twenty years I’ve devoted myself to my family. Everything I do I do for them. Everything has changed this year. My loved one’s mental illness, and ways of coping, have gone out of control. I cannot control this. I can help, I can guide, but I cannot force. I pray to the Lord to [&#82… Read More

More at… https://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

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Falls are among the leading causes of injury and death at home. Simple home modifications can reduce accidents for older adults living at home.

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More at… http://thecaregiversvoice.com/the-caregivers-voice-video-channel/memory-error-a-short-film-for-young-people/ The Peruvian Association for Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias [Asociacion Peruana de Enfermedad de Alzheimer y Otras Demencias(APEAD)] with Entel, created a clever short video entitled E-Alz. Memory Error. [Error de Memoria] to help young people understand the effects of Alzheimer’s. Memory … Read More

More at… http://thecaregiversvoice.com/tips-caregivers/the-caregivers-voice-new-resources-directory-is-now-live/ The Caregiver’s Voice New RESOURCES Directory… includes an alphabetical list of U.S.-based and International Caregiver Resources. Click on: RESOURCES for Caregivers for People with Dementia Each organization listed includes a description with a convenient clickable website link. To be … Read More

More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/operation-caregivers/ While the Powe family was busily writing their own field manual on how to do everything wrong in the face of dual diagnosis’ of Alzheimer’s for Karen and possible Parkinson’s Disease, normal pressure hydrocephalus, then, more probably, frontotemporal disease for Marc, an old family friend was … Read More

More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/when-the-caregiver-gets-sick/ On Tuesday, November 14, 2017, I heard the words “You have breast cancer.”  I knew the words were coming.  Somehow, I just knew. I had had a routine mammogram the week before…a week and a half after I had noticed a lump.  A lump that my doctor had NOT noticed 3 weeks before. Within 2 [&… Read More