How to Prevent Elder Abuse – Courtesy Carol Marak, Seniorcare.com Elder abuse is a crime which does not discriminate race or gender, only the person’s age. Other nonselective factors include economic status, ethnicity, educational background and geographic location. To say it’s a growing problem understates it’s horrific reach. Aging experts...
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The Working Caregiver – Double the Fun – Smilecast 18
The Working Caregiver Being a working caregiver you have twice the responsibility – job by day, job by night. You essentially work 24/7 and it can be exhausting. That is why it is more important then ever to take care of yourself and find resources that can help you too....
Hoarding Seniors – Smilecast 46
Hoarding Seniors According to the American Geriatrics Society, living alone for long periods of time with a lack of cognitive stimulation, a genetic predisposition to a hoarding condition and a traumatic event can all be a catalyst for the syndrome. Hoarding Seniors – how to help Get a cleaning crew Work...
When Things Are Out of Your Control – Smilecast 17
Out of Your Control Sometimes in your caregiving, things are simply out of your control. And there i little you can do about it. In this episode we address the issue and essentially come to the conclusion that you change the things you can change and you learn to live...
New to Caregiving? How to Help Yourself. Charlotte Today. Smilecast 45
How to Help Yourself in Your Caregiving Being a caregiver is one of the most important roles you’ll ever play. It can happen suddenly, with an accident or illness, or a new diagnosis. You may find yourself taking time off from work, making meals or handling finances. All of a...
One-on-One Music Therapy Improves Dementia Symptoms – Try Concerts at Home
Music Therapy Through One on One Concerts Personalized music therapy may help decrease antipsychotic use and improve dementia symptoms in individuals with dementia according to a new study in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. “Results from this study offer the first evidence that the M&M individualized...
New to Caregiving? How to Help Yourself. Charlotte Today
How to Help Yourself in Your Caregiving Being a caregiver is one of the most important roles you’ll ever play. It can happen suddenly, with an accident or illness, or a new diagnosis. You may find yourself taking time off from work, making meals or handling finances. All of a...
Life After Caregiving – Now What – Smilecast 16
Life After Caregiving It’s take some getting used to life after caregiving. Believe me I know. After two and a half years as mom’s caregiver, upon her death on June 2 of 2016, I suddenly had this new found freedom and Catholic guilt associated with it. Yes life goes on....