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Mar 26, 2020
Safety Precautions: What It Means
Essential Caregiver Skills

Professional caregivers have always been given training and protocols on how to keep themselves and their clients safe from illness. After all, it is the job of a caregiver to keep people safe and to encourage a healthy lifestyle, whether that means ...
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Mar 19, 2020
COVID-19: How One Family Caregiver Copes with the Changes
Senior Care & Aging

Lisa Shultz, author and family caregiver, is a family caregiver to her mother. In March, she was suddenly informed that her weekly visits were suspended to see her mom in an assisted living facility in response to the COVID-19 virus and efforts to reduce ...
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Mar 17, 2020
Social Distancing and Elder Care
In-Home Safety

To the majority of people, the term “social distancing” is a new one, but to many older people it is all too familiar. Now is a time to look at safe ways to interact while also building new understanding. “Let’s remember this: the whole of American society ...
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Feb 24, 2020
Tips for Appreciating a Caregiver
Essential Caregiver Skills

There are many designated caregiver appreciation days and even a whole month in a calendar year. Some of these designated recognition days are for informal, unpaid, or family caregivers while others are meant for professional caregivers. March 3 is a day ...
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Feb 24, 2020
Have You Had The Talk Yet?
Senior Care & Aging

Long-term care isn’t something that just happens for families or individuals. It requires lots of clear communication and planning up front for people to get the care they need and want when the time comes. So, how do you talk to your loved ones about how ...
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Feb 24, 2020
Study: Today’s Caregivers
Senior Care & Aging

A new study by Cambia Health Solutions “redefines” the modern caregivers by taking a close look at caregiving responsibilities along with personal and professional duties. “Wired for Care: The New Face of Caregiving in America” found that “the impact of ...
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Jan 30, 2020
Ending Dementia Stigma
Coping and Caregiving

The Dementia Action Alliance is a non-profit dedicated to, among other things, helping people who are living with dementia live their best life. This includes educating the public about stigma and misperceptions about this disease. We recently conducted a ...
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Jan 30, 2020
Online Caregiver Communities
Essential Caregiver Skills

There are many ways in which family caregivers can get support to care for themselves when they are providing elder care: respite care from another family member or a professional caregiver, talking with a group of fellow caregivers, and getting plenty of ...
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Jan 30, 2020
Protect Your Heart—And Your Brain--with 5 Easy Lifestyle Tips
Falls Prevention

By now you are probably aware that what is good for the heart is good for the brain. Studies have shown that heart health is connected to a risk for dementia so when you take action to protect your heart, you might also be improving your cognitive health ...
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