Feeling Stressed Out? Top Strategies for Family Caregivers
Serving as a family care provider for an older adult is definitely an act of love. And while it can certainly be rewarding, it may quickly become overwhelming, because of: The physical complications of a chronic health problem The cognitive challenges of Alzheimer’s disease Feeling helpless and struggling to address the senior’s issues Feeling overburdened […]
Top New Year’s Resolutions for Family Caregivers
We either love them or avoid them, but whatever our stance on New Year’s resolutions, there is something incredibly refreshing about moving into a brand-new year, providing us with a new slate and an opportunity to make any changes we want to improve well-being or even achieve a new goal or dream. Resolutions for caregivers […]
Elder Care Baltimore, MD: Watch Out for These Top Senior Scams
We are all flooded with those aggravating robocalls and unwanted telemarketer solicitations, and though it may seem simple enough to protect yourself from falling prey to a scammer, it’s actually not difficult to become taken in by what seems like a believable scenario – particularly for senior loved ones. As a matter of fact, an […]
Tips for a Stress-Free Holiday with Seniors
When it comes to celebrating the holidays, society’s message to us is that the bigger, brighter, flashier and costlier the experience, the better. Yet for family caregivers, especially those in the sandwich generation who are meeting the needs of both aging parents and their own children and spouse, trying to meet these expectations can be […]
Dealing With Family Caregiving Stress? Keep Calm and Care On!
Stress and caregiving often go hand in hand. Devoting your life to meeting the needs of a senior loved one can be challenging, especially when a chronic health condition is at play, leaving family members with less time to meet their own needs and for enjoyable and relaxing activities. However, it’s vitally important for family […]
Help! Sibling Rivalry Is Getting in the Way of Our Ability to Provide Senior Care!
In thinking back on the years spent with your siblings, you can likely recall a number of wonderful memories: holidays spent together, childhood games you enjoyed, milestones like graduations, birthdays, and weddings. Yet if we’re honest, there are also plenty of hurts that occurred that tend to linger with us even into adulthood. It’s these […]
Find Peace and Release Caregiver Guilt
If there’s one thing every caregiver can relate to, it’s guilt. No matter how much time and energy we invest in caring for a senior loved one, somehow it never seems to be enough, leaving us wishing we could have done more, shown more kindness, been more patient. And if we don’t properly address the […]
Stress Relief: Finding Humor in Family Caregiving
We all know what it’s like to experience “one of those days” – you’ve overslept and missed an important meeting, the coffee maker picked today to stop working, you tripped over the cat, dropping your phone and shattering the screen, and to top it all off, you feel a cold coming on; and it’s not […]