Caregiver Stress ÛÒ Think You Know the Cause? Think Again.
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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...
Coming Out of the Closet with Caregiving
The AARP Public Policy Institute issued a paper entitled: A Call to Action: What Experts Say Needs to Be Done to Meet the Challenges of Family Caregiving. They invited 10 authors who have written about the challenges of family caregiving to participate in an AARP Solutions Forum on the issue....
Male Caregivers Have More Than Doubled
Men Increasingly Being Called on to be Caregivers In the last 15 years, the number of men caring for loved ones with AlzheimerÛªs or dementia has more than doubled, from 19 to 40 percent, according to the AlzheimerÛªs Association.åÊ The trend mirrors the higher number of women with the disease...
Possible New Blog – Your Thoughts
I am considering starting a sister blog to this one tentatively entitled Caregiver Confessions. Here is the idea. I push a lot of one way information to my audience around what I call educated aging – physical, emotional and financial. And I know that caregiving is an important issue that...
Son Tries to Evict 98-year-old Mom From House
Mary KantorowskiCourtesy NBC From the Associated Press Peter Kantorowski wanted his 98-year-old mother Mary to move into a nursing home or live with him. She wouldn’t go; she didn’t want to leave her home of nearly 60åÊyears. Finally, Kantorowski went to court and served his mother with an eviction notice...
Recognizing the Important Role of Family Caregivers
Guest post by Stien Vandierendonck, Manager of Programs and Communications at the National Alliance for Caregiving. åÊ Most American caregivers are female and on average 48 years old. They typically take care of a relative, most often a parent, for an average period of 4.6 years.1 The estimated economic value...
Behind the Old Face
Behind the Old Face is a vision to change the perception of seniors, particularly in the medical community. Angil Tarach-Ritchey RN, GCN, Author, Speaker, Consultant and Senior Advocate hopes to change the thoughts, hearts, and minds of those working in healthcare, which will improve the dignity, respect and care of...