Articles On:caregiving stress

July 5, 2023

‘Dear Sweet Mama’ Highlights Pandemic Caregiving 

WESTMINSTER, Md. — During the early days of the pandemic, Julie Peatt Cassaday took an ...

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During the pandemic, Julie Peatt Cassaday's mother was in a nursing home. Cassaday's caregiving experience inspired a book, “Dear Sweet Mama.”
July 3, 2023

Frustrated Caregiver Speaks Up

A frustrated caregiver is stressed out by the demands and criticisms of her 89-year-old mother ...

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An unhappy woman being cared for by her daughter, a frustrated caregiver. Image from Satjawat Boomtanataweepol 1
May 31, 2023

Self-Care and Caregiving: Accepting Help

As loved ones age and need greater care, family members may become their caregivers – ...

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Spring setting caregiving Pojoslaw
May 17, 2023

Helping a Parent in Managing a Chronic Disease

When you’re involved with helping a loved one in managing a chronic disease, especially as ...

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a daughter with her ill father, from Monkey Business Images. for article on caregivers managing a chronic disease in their loved one
May 1, 2023

Advice on Caring for Aging Parents

Caring for aging parents can be challenging on many levels. In the third of her ...

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Senior man with elderly mother. By Sandor Kacso. Caring for aging parents can be challenging on many levels. Seniors Guide shares caregiving advice from adult children who have been there.
April 10, 2023

Dividing Caregiving Duties

A family is struggling with dividing caregiving duties of their mother equally and equitably. See ...

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dividing caregiving duties
September 1, 2022

Self Care for Caregivers

Full-time caregiving can be stressful, leading to burnout for the caregiver and negatively impacting the ...

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Woman in wheelchair, with her caregiver, in a park. Photo by Chormail, Dreamstime. Caregiving can be stressful, leading to burnout and negatively impacting quality of care. Self-care for caregivers can remedy that problem.
August 9, 2022

Caregiver Flexibility and Unexpected Problems

As a caregiver, establishing and maintaining a routine can be challenging. A sudden, unforeseen issue ...

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family caregiver: a daughter caring for her father, in a wheelchair, sharing an affectionate moment. Photo by Luca Santilli, Dreamstime. These tips for caregiver flexibility help caregivers to manage unexpected health issues and other surprises, and to avoid burnout.
July 12, 2022

Is a Geriatric Care Manager Right for Your Family?

A geriatric care manager (GCM), also called life manager or aging life care coordinator, specializes ...

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multigenerational family at home looking at tablet Photo by Jovanmandic Dreamstime. A geriatric care manager (GCM), aka life manager or aging life care coordinator, helps older adults and families meet the needs of aging.
June 1, 2022

Life Lessons from ‘This Is Us’

Writer Terri L. Jones describes the heart-wrenching experience of watching the last two seasons of ...

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The Pierson family - the big three surround Rebecca in her final days of battling Alzheimer's. Image screenshot from the official web pages of NBC's "This Is Us," https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/this-is-us-why-we-didnt-hear-the-big-threes-eulogies-for-rebecca . For writer Terri L. Jones and other families struggling with Alzheimer’s, the last two seasons of “This Is Us” strike painfully close to home.