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Choosing a provider to assist you or your loved one at home is never easy.  Often, the home health aide will be in full charge of the household for their care recipient in addition to providing personal care.  So how do you find the right provider? The first step is to correctly identify the needs...
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The role of family caregiver is filled with emotions, both joyful and trying. Yet as anyone who has served in this role for a spouse, parent, or other family member or close friend knows, it is the negative emotions associated with caregiving that seem to have the biggest impact in the moment. When working with...
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A just published book for adult children and their aging parents is “The Daughter Trap: Taking Care of Mom and Dad … and You” by Laurel Kennedy. This is a valuable resource for all adult children, daughters and sons alike. Ms. Kennedy bases her work on hundreds of interviews with baby boomers in the thick...
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I am often asked to describe the benefits derived by adult children of aging parents when they elect to work with a family transition coach. Perhaps the best way to answer this question is through an example. I’ve changed some of the personal details to preserve the privacy of those involved, but the situation itself...
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One of the toughest parts of being a family caregiver, especially a long-distance caregiver, is keeping all of the balls you are juggling aloft. The truth is, the more organized you are, the less stressed you will be. Checklists and calendars are a big help for keeping yourself organized. But family caregivers are often expected...
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I thought I’d take a moment to bring an important caregiver support tool to your attention. I learned more about it in an interesting article from the WSJ Sunday page in today’s Naples Daily News. The author, Jane Zhang, talks about the federal government’s efforts to improve the quality of nursing-home care and their recent...
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