How one family caregiver used grief to reinvent self & help society
Mary identified a need in the current market and sought to fill it with her expertise. In 2008, coupling her 18-year professional technology background with a recent decade of personal, hands-on caregiving experience, she founded Caregiving Matters.
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Laughter as the Best Medicine for Caregivers
It is often hard to bring humor into caregiving. Yet the benefits of laughing can be as good as spending forty-five minutes on the treadmill.
Ninety-Two Percent of US Caregivers Are Financial Caregivers
A Merrill Lynch study, conducted in partnership with Age Wave, finds that the 40 million family caregivers in the U.S. spend $190 billion per year on their adult care recipients.
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Your idea to reduce social isolation for seniors could be funded in the Ontario budget
Find out how you can submit your ideas to help reduce social isolation for seniors. Your ideas could be funded in the 2018 Ontario budget.
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Young caregivers need support as numbers grow, University of Waterloo researcher says
Young caregivers miss out on sports, school, social life and stress of role may make them sick too.
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Appreciation Can Ease Stress of Spousal Caregiving
Research consistently shows caregiving is among the most demanding roles a person can adopt. A study suggests highlighting the positive effects of their work may help caregivers reap the psychological benefits of helping others.
Men, Caregiving, and the Aftermath
Explore the dynamic of one man as caregiver to another man.
Caregiving Is Risky Business for Family Caregivers
New research from Transamerica Institute finds caregivers risking their health and finances to care for loved ones.
September 21st is World Alzheimer’s Day
One small act can make a remarkable difference to the men and women who are impacted by dementia.
Thursday Thought: Don’t You Dare Call Us “Elderly”!
We’re Boomers. We’re alive. We’re thriving. We’re not dead yet.
We. Are. NOT. Elderly.