Aiding and Abetting Guilty Pleasures
Sometimes, we help our loved ones do things that maybe they shouldn’t do…
Caregivers choice: Life or death.
Meet Bob Harrison. He is a new regular contributor to our website. Each month we will feature one of his amazing articles about his caregiving to his wife Annie.
“So, Do You Work?”
Looking a caregiver straight in the eye with real interest (not sympathy) is tonic to the caregiver soul.
No place like home? Investigating Ontario’s home-care shortcomings
It seems simple: keep patients at home when you can. Individuals prefer it, and it costs governments less. But home care is an underfunded, complicated system faltering in the face of skyrocketing demand.
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Anticipatory grief: Half heaven, half heartache.
Annie and I were busy planning our future, and retirement. So full of promise, hope, and love. Then life played a dirty little trick on us.
The Caregiver Quilt.
Quilts are like caregivers. As caregivers, we do our best to keep our loved one, warm, safe, and loved.
Seniors going bankrupt in soaring numbers.
Judy Southon with her husband, Vic. Southon, 67, fell deep into debt after Vic developed dementia and could no longer work. He died in 2011. (Judy Southon)
Caregivers Have the Secret to a Long and Happy Life
Danish society puts their elements of happiness together with caregiver longevity.
What would happen if… Advance care planning bestows the gift of knowledge on caregivers
Research has shown that advance care planning significantly reduces stress, depression and anxiety among family members and caregivers.
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Not Social Networking, CARE NETWORKING
A concept that works for EVERYONE.