Caregiver Guilt and Regret
Are you a caregiver working 24/7 to care for a loved one, busy with task after task? Did you ever consider that the quality of your relationship with your loved one — NOT all the work you do — will affect your grieving process when your loved one dies? Research shows that persons who grieve [...]
Mayo Clinic Expert Talks About Taking Too Many Medications
If you feel you may be taking too many medications, you may be right. Join me Sunday, February 20th on 630 KHOW-AM radio for The Caring Generation (www.thecaringgeneration.com) for a discussion with Dr. Victor Montori of the Mayo Clinic. He provides practical advice to use when talking to your physician about the medications you’re taking. [...]
Getting Unstuck When You Need Care
Overwhelm is common in needing care and caregiving situations. Many times the individual has so much going on in their life that they just can’t add one more thing to the list. This is usually the reason that caregivers and those needing care become “stuck” in situations. There’s little energy or brain power left to [...]
The Lone Cow
Do you realize how your habits and patterns might be preventing you from making changes in a needing care or caregiving situation. Sometimes our lives become so routine that it’s impossible to see how our lives have changed or what we’ve become until it’s too late — until a significant life event occurs. Listen to [...]
Are You Stuck in Your Ways?
As we age it seems we become less flexible, more stuck in our ways. Valentine’s Day is upon us. Listen to Clarice and Harry share their story of unexpected love in later life and the Halvorsons share secrets of a 60+ year marriage on The Caring Generation special Valentine’s Day program February 13th from 10a-12n [...]
We All Want to Sleep at Night
I was visiting with staff at a retirement community in Denver recently and we were talking about helping older adults and family members make the right choice in communities. Questions arose about our program Precious Cargo www.preciouscargoexpert.com and whether we would steer individuals away from a particular care community. My response was that I never [...]
Supporting Caregivers
Have a friend or family member who bears the majority of responsibility of care?Do something nice for them not only during the holidays but every month of the year.Give them the gift of time by giving your time to care for their friend or family member and sending them to the movies or out of [...]
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