Coping with Caregiver Burnout
Caregiver in Lafayette CA: When you are a family caregiver to a parent, you may find yourself putting their needs ahead of your own.
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May 24, 2017
Are You Taking Over for Your Loved One or Just Helping Her?
Elder Care in Orinda CA: It’s not always easy for even you to narrow down your motivations. Are you just trying to help your loved one when she needs it or are you taking over? You might be surprised.
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May 17, 2017
National Egg Month: Egg Nutrition and Seniors
Home Care in Claremont CA: The appetite of most seniors is not what it used to be. With a range of factors contributing to the decline, many elderly people struggle to keep weight on or to get the nutrients they need. Family caregivers and home care aides that prepare meals for seniors need to make every bite count, so what better food to provide nutrition, taste and cost all at once than eggs?
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May 11, 2017
What You Should Know About Bladder Cancer Awareness Day
Senior Care in Pacifica CA: May 6 is Bladder Cancer Awareness Day. As a family caregiver, one of your greatest tools is awareness, and this is the ideal opportunity for you to learn more about this type of cancer so that you are prepared to either help your loved one reduce their risk for developing this type of cancer, or to give them the care that they need to handle this condition in the best way possible should it develop during the course of their later years.
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May 4, 2017
Can Setting Limits Make You a Better Family Caregiver?
Elderly Care in Hillsborough CA: The idea of setting limits as a family caregiver can make some caregivers a little nervous. You’re allowed to have limits. In fact, limits are absolutely necessary for you to have.
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April 25, 2017
How Can You Find the Time to Get Away When You’re a Caregiver?
Caregiver in San Francisco CA: Taking time away as a family caregiver is difficult. Going about setting up your respite time properly can make all the difference in the world for you.
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April 19, 2017
Helping your Parent Prevent a Second Stroke
Senior Care in Claremont CA: According to the National Stroke Association, “Recurrent stroke makes up about one out of four of the nearly 800,000 strokes experienced in the U.S. every year.”
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April 11, 2017
What Do You Need to Know as a Long-distance Family Caregiver?
Home Care in Rockridge CA: When you’re a long-distance family caregiver for your elderly loved one, there are things you need to understand about the situation. Having this information can make your task as a caregiver so much easier.
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April 6, 2017
Fatigue in an Aging Parent
Elderly Care in Piedmont CA: Fatigue is a common complaint among the elderly. Because it is so common, it is often ignored, considered a by-product of the aging process.
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March 30, 2017
When it’s Time for your Parent to Relinquish their Driver’s License
Senior Care in Pacifica CA: This can be one of the hardest topics to bring up with an aging parent. For them, giving up their driving privileges may be comparable to turning the lock and throwing away the key, particularly if they do not know the other options available.
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March 24, 2017
