Caregiving With Purpose

Beginning Caregiving

How To Balance the Costs and Responsibilities of Becoming Caregivers to Elderly Parents?

Becoming caregivers to elderly parents often demands balancing work, family and self care with caregiving responsibilities. Effectively juggling all can mean…

Elder care: How can you prepare for caregiving after becoming a caregiver?

Most family caregivers don’t plan or study to be caregivers ahead of time. Many don’t even consider themselves caregivers. What do they consider themselves? Children . . .grandchildren . . .spouses . . . Why? Well one big reason is the call and need for elder care often comes unexpectedly. At the age of 79 [...]

Beginning Caregiving

Giving Care

What’s the Link Between Sleep Disturbances and Alzheimers Symptoms?

A link between Alzheimers symptoms and sleep disturbances has been found by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine.

Dementia vs Alzheimer’s: What’s the Difference?

What’s the difference between dementia vs Alzheimer’s? Basically, dementia describes a symptom or group of symptoms while Alzheimer’s is a specific cause of dementia…

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Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias

What’s the Link Between Sleep Disturbances and Alzheimers Symptoms?

A link between Alzheimers symptoms and sleep disturbances has been found by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine.

Dementia vs Alzheimer’s: What’s the Difference?

What’s the difference between dementia vs Alzheimer’s? Basically, dementia describes a symptom or group of symptoms while Alzheimer’s is a specific cause of dementia…

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Caring for the Caregiver

Your Caregiver Stress Guide

Your Caregiver Stress Guide explains what caregiver stress is, risk factors and information on eliminating it.

Caregiver Stress: How Can Caregivers Avoid Becoming the Suffering Silent Majority?

Caregivers are often too busy or involved in giving care to complain or seek help. Caregiver stress is a real problem…

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Crafts for Caregiving

How Can a Quilt Help Me Deal With Caregiver Stress?

Caregiver stress can be overwhelming. Crafts including quilting and knitting can help reduce your caregiver stress. Crafts can help you relax and reduce stress in other ways.

How Does Your Knitting Yarn Stash Grow?

Knitting yarn stashes can hold surprising skeins of yarn the knitter has forgotten. And sometimes they seem to grow on their own.

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End of Life Care

What Do Inspirational Quotations Have to Do With Butterflies and Lantana Bushes?

Lantana bushes attract butterflies, an inspirational insect. And they along with inspirational quotations can help you see a different point of view when you’re dealing with grief and other difficulties.

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Life Beyond (After) Caregiving

Why Should Your Caregiving Support Include an Exit Strategy?

Are you prepared for your life after caregiving? Caregivers are givers. They give of their time, energy, money and more to care for loved ones. In giving to others they often give up things for themselves. When caring for someone full time a caregiver may give up her job or career . . .her [...]

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