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...
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Facing Elder Care Decisions: 5 Things to Know When Mom Needs Help
Facing Elder Care Decisions – Five Things to Know – From Sixty and Me In my recent HuffPost50 article, I wrote about things to look for when visiting older relatives during the holidays. For many, the holidays are one of the few times during the year when you get to...
Help For Family Caregivers – Moving the Talk to Action-Video
Help For Family Caregivers – Moving the Talk to Action
Help For Family Caregivers – Moving the Talk to Action
Help For Family Caregivers – Moving the Talk to Action Here is another link to an article we have on Senior Care at Verywell.com. Moving the talk to action for family caregivers needs a shove. Find out more here.
Caregivers Likely to Experience Emotional, Physical, Financial Difficulties (Video)
Caregivers Likely to Experience Emotional, Physical, Financial Difficulties
Caregivers Likely to Experience Emotional, Physical, Financial Difficulties
Caregivers Likely to Experience Emotional, Physical, Financial Difficulties Being a caregiver for an older adult isn’t easy. A new study suggests that family and unpaid caregivers who provide substantial help with health care were more likely to miss out on valued activities, have a loss of work productivity and experience...
Partners Can Help Each Other Make Positive Health Behavior Changes (Video)
Partners Can Help Each Other Make Positive Health Behavior Changes (Video)
Partners Can Help Each Other Make Positive Health Behavior Changes
Partners Can Help Each Other Make Positive Health Behavior Changes Women and men were more likely to quit smoking, become physically active and lose weight if their partner joined them in the new healthy behavior, according to a study published online by JAMA Internal Medicine. Modifiable lifestyles and health-related behaviors...
Long-Term Care Expectation and Reality – Few Prepared. More Expect Family to Take on Burden of Caregiving.
Long-Term Care Expectation and Reality – Few Prepared. More Expect Family to Take on Burden of Caregiving. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research undertook a major study of public attitudes in 2013 related to long-term care in the United States. The report found that few Americans age 40...