Coping Remotely: How to Cope While Being Isolated From Your Caregiving Team by Guest Blogger Matthew Ruchie
“Oh! The Places You’ll Go!” by Dr. Seuss often is given by parents to their children upon high school graduation. The book offers wisdom to individuals entering adulthood as they navigate new challenges and life events. Often, I think back to warm memories of receiving this book upon my graduation before I left for a career in…
Read MoreThree Ways Gratitude Helps Caregivers By Guest Blogger Terrie Meredith
If you are caring for a loved one right now, you know better than most how stress can negatively affect your well-being. Not only does it impact you, but those in your life also feel the consequences. If we are struggling to manage stress, how can we expect to share our best selves with others?…
Read MoreSeth Rogen’s Charity HFC Can Help You: Here’s How! By Guest Blogger Tayler Accurso
Did you know that in 2022, over six million Americans have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease? Are you a caregiver for one of these individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease, or have you been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease? You are not alone, and there are resources that can help you. How can HFC help you? Seth…
Read MoreFour Strategies for Involving Kids and Young Adults in Caregiving: Guest Blog by Jannette Escobar, Intern
The stress of caregiving can be overwhelming for both the caregiver(s) and those in need of care. Intergenerational activities (two different generations coming together for one purpose) can ease the burden of caregiving. Often family caregivers assume that children can’t participate in the process, but they can and should. Intergenerational activities provide a means for…
Read MoreA Book I Love About Dementia, Sex, Relationships and Caregiving!
I can’t believe this book is 10 years old! But I still highly recommend it, particularly for spouses and partners of those who have dementia. Check out my review below: Dr. Ruth’s Guide for the Alzheimer’s Caregiver, Dr. Ruth Westheimer & Pierre A. Lehu, 2012. While the legendary Dr. Ruth is not a dementia expert,…
Read MoreGuilt In Caregiving: Guest Blog By Petra Mortimer
It is Sunday morning, and my friends invited me to go out for brunch. It has been a long, tiring week and I was looking forward to the change of scenery. However, I should be visiting my mother who lives in a nursing home an hour away from me. I find myself facing a dilemma.…
Read MoreWhen Caregiving Feels Like a Chore: Guest Blog By Petra Mortimer
Being a caregiver for a loved one is a very personal journey. We might start off with different motivations, with some of us having volunteered to care for a loved one and others who did not have much choice in the matter. Whatever the circumstances, I would argue that we all strive to do our…
Read MoreWhose Fault Is Violence In Dementia? How To Decrease Their Aggression And Your Stress Level
A big stressor while caring for someone who has dementia is when that person becomes verbally or physically aggressive. Both professional and family caregivers find this unexpected, scary and extremely stressful. But frequently when a person with dementia becomes violent it is actually our fault. While it may feel uncomfortable to cast blame on a…
Read MoreThe Stress of Covid-19 Policies And Breaking Promises
Most people don’t make promises with the plan to ever break them. But with good intentions, many caregivers often make promises to their older loved ones that are difficult, if not impossible, to keep. Such promises include statements like: I will never…put you in a nursing home. I will never…let strangers take care of you.…
Read MoreWho “Owes” You, Working Caregivers?
Working caregivers often describe feeling like they are walking a tightrope. Managing a career, planning their own financial future while balancing the needs of kids and older loved ones is overwhelming for even the most organized person. In order to survive, working caregivers must become comfortable with the concept of asking for help. Often when…
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