Tag: caregiver relief

Caregiver Smile Summit – Great Information, Great Value

Caregiver Help – All in Once Place, Virtually Yours Forever Over the last few months, we have been focusing our Summit information on our experts. With this article, we focus on our content. Think about the benefits of this VIRTUAL Summit for caregivers. It’s virtual – watch anytime on any...

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Caregiver Stress – Think You Know the Cause? Think Again.

When it comes to life’s stressors, most people would put caregiving at the top of the list. But according to Peter Vitaliano, a professor of psychiatry and psychology at the University of Washington (UW), there never have been data actually showing caregiving causes psychological distress. So he, and other researchers...

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Impact of Family Caregiving on Work

The AARP’s updated report on family caregivers and work shows increasing numbers of caregivers in the workplace. The ‰ÛÏaverage‰Û U.S. caregiver is a 49-year-old woman who works outside the home and spends nearly 20 hours per week‰ÛÓthe equivalent of another parttime job‰ÛÓproviding unpaid care to her mother for nearly five...

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CarePlanners New Model for Helping Mom and Dad

As you made your way back home from an elder relative’s home during the holidays, you may have noticed some things that suggested that he/she could need some extra care. I had the pleasure of meeting the founder of CarePlanners, Alan Blaustein, in the fall of last year and learn...

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