Month: September 2016
Tips for Keeping Your Spouse Safe Through Challenging Dementia-Related Behaviors
If you’re caring for a spouse in mid- to late-stage dementia, you can prioritize their safety by learning about and managing the most challenging behaviors […]
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Danger & Dementia: Keeping Your Spouse Safe Through Challenging Behaviors
In the middle and later stages of dementia, symptoms often develop beyond occurrences of mild memory loss, confusion and cognitive difficulties into behaviors that are […]
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Tips for Turning Your Loved One’s Life into a Celebration
After an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, the last thing to cross a family member’s mind is a celebration. However, as many individuals and families have discovered, one […]
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Turning Life into a Celebration for Your Loved One with Alzheimer’s
After an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, the last thing to cross a family member’s mind is celebration. However, as many individuals and families have discovered, one effective […]
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What to Expect When You’re Caregiving: The Effects of Caregiving on Everyday Life
When you first enter a caregiving role, it can be hard to imagine how your new responsibilities might change your daily life. If you’re caring […]
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Tips on Anticipating Caregiving’s Effects on Your Life
It doesn’t come as much surprise that caring for the health and well-being of another person affects almost every aspect of your life. You will […]
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Show Yourself Some Love: Practicing Self-Care as a Family Caregiver
When you become a family caregiver of someone you love, the priorities in your life are sure to shift. Those who are caring for a […]
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Tips for Practicing Self-Care as a Family Caregiver
When you become a caregiver of someone you love, the priorities in your life are sure to shift. Those who are caring for a parent […]
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Tips for Recognizing Caregiver Burnout
Caregiver burnout and depression is all too common. Most family caregivers are not trained healthcare professionals, and the tasks they perform on a daily basis […]
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Tips for Recognizing Caregiver Stress & Avoiding Depression and Burnout
If you’re busy caring for a loved one, you may become so focused on providing care that it may be difficult to realize or admit […]
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