Dealing with dementia is difficult. Dealing with dementia and the holidays can be down right brutal. An individual with a dementia can be easily overwhelmed by all of the activities of holiday celebrations and become overly anxious, depressed or more confused. Most individuals with dementia do relatively well with set routines and naturally pull back Read More
How Caregivers Can Help Keep Stroke Victims Healthy
After your loved one has had a stroke, it is important to know how to help keep them healthy and to do what you can to prevent another stroke. Survivors of strokes are at a higher risk of having another one, especially if their medications and health plans are not followed. Here are some things Read More
Marriage Survival: 6 Tips for the Caregiving Spouse
Caring is a gift of love, obligation or default because there is no one to share the care. With family care often also comes exhaustion, frustration, anger, depression, or disappointment at the same time as loving concern. In our wedding vows, most of us promised to care for our partner in sickness and in health. Read More
Caregivers Love “All Your Perfect Imperfections”
I hear so often from family caregivers who feel guilty because they can’t fix mom or dad or be the “everything” their spouse needs. So, these words – from a John Legend song, “All of Me” – ring true for us. In the song, he sings that he loves “All of You” despite your perfect Read More
Being an Advocate for Your Own Health
The greatest thing you can do about your quality of life is to become your own best and prepared advocate. This article can help you ask the right questions Agency for Health Care Research and Quality. The next best thing you can do, is to make sure you have an “agent” who can be Read More
Utilizing Professional Care Managers in Special Needs Trusts
I was honored to be a panelist for this presentation with Stephen Dale, Attorney at Law on “Utilizing Professional Care Managers in Special Needs Trusts” on June 25, 2014. We discuss the importance of including a Care Manager in a Special Needs Trust to assess the needs of the beneficiary and develop a distribution plan that Read More
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