Caregiver Isolation
Caregivers deserve kindness, support and empathy. That’s often the opposite of a caregivers daily experience. The general public isn’t drawn to sad, unexpected or unpleasant events in life. Sad events happen only to other people: a diagnosis of cancer, the death of a parent or loved one, an injury from a car accident. If caregivers talk about negative or unpleasant events, [...]
Is Your Loved One Crazy? Maybe Not
Many caregivers suspect that there’s something going on with a loved one but they’re not sure. In these situations there’s often hesitation on one side or another about how to proceed to really find out. In situations where the “something” is memory loss or behaviors it’s often more difficult because the caregiver may see the [...]
Are You A Caregiver on Overwhelm?
On any given day if we’re a caregiver we might be working on our “last nerve”. Caregiving is stressful, it’s work, it’s exhausting and some days seems to never end. Loved ones needing care don’t purposely mean to be demanding or short tempered. If they could care for themselves they would. The problem is they [...]
Are You a Cruel Caregiver?
Are you a burned out, exhausted or tired caregiver? If yes, you may be an unintentionally cruel caregiver. Have you uttered the words, “I wish he/she would just die”, “I can’t take this (caregiving) any more,” or “if mom or dad doesn’t want to take their medications maybe they’ll just die earlier.” You might be surprised [...]
Avoid Making the Wrong Decision When Choosing a Retirement Community
How many moves do you or your loved one want to make when it’s time to choose a retirement community? The average older adult moves 3-6 times as a result of poor planning and ignorance about care needs and community offerings. There are hundreds of excuses not to move just as there are all the wrong [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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