“Wish You Were Here” is a very real depiction of the sorrows a family may feel upon the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease for their loved one. I worked with this family for several months when I was at
Preparedness for Caregiving Questionnaire
People may feel well prepared for some aspects of giving care to another person, and not as well prepared for other aspects. How well prepared do you think you are to do each of the following, even if
Who Suffers From Hearing Loss?
In the United States, hearing loss is the third most common chronic health condition after osteoarthritis and hypertension. According to the National Institute on Deafness and other Communicatio
The Difference Between Hospice and Palliative Care
About Hospice
Hospice is specialized medical care for individuals who have less than six months to live. Pain management and symptom relief are primary hospice care goals. Hospice care seeks to enable
Paying for Long Term Care
How will you pay for long term care?
Among all the uncertainties surrounding professional long term care is one sure thing: It costs a lot. Unfortunately, public programs cover only so much of the cos
Managing Caregiving Techniques that Can Help
Did you ever wish you could just pick up the phone and call someone who would take stock of your situation, help you access the right services, counsel you and your family to help resolve some of your
A Family Caregivers Support Group Guide
Support groups are a fact of modern life-whether for people dealing with divorce or life-threatening disease-and more and more for family caregivers. According to an article in the textbook Psychiatri
Nursing Homes: Making the Right Choice
Emma’s family didn’t know what to do. Her son put grab bars in the shower. Her daughter brought lunch over every day. The neighbors checked in often. But at 82 Emma needed more help. She wasn’t able t
Ask the Pharmacist: Caregivers, Take Care
Approximately 42 million Americans provide unpaid care to an ill or disabled adult and new research shows the stress associated with this responsibility can have a negative effect on a person’s health
Caring for Elderly Parents
How to care for elderly parents is a major concern of many families and adult children, but how to ensure good health care, find the right living situation, and handle legal questions is often complic