Caregiving Age Trends Have you heard the latest caregiving age trends? While caregivers are found across the age span, the average age of caregiver is 48.0 years. About 51% of caregivers are between the ages of 18 and 49, and of those caring for someone aged 50+, the average age of caregivers is between 50-64 Read More
Balancing Caregiving and Your Career
Balancing caregiving and your career can be a challenge. Caregiver relationships for the ill and elderly ranges greatly, however according to Gallup survey, 72% of caregivers cared for a parent, step-parent, mother-in-law, or father-in-law. In addition, a significant portion of those caring for a family member, 13-22%, are juggling a career in addition of Read More
New Year’s Resolutions for Caregivers
Often people make resolutions at the beginning of a new year, and very often we break them. But particularly for caregivers, it is so important to be able to make permanent resolutions that can help you throughout this year and into the next. It is also important to make resolutions that take into account the Read More
Music Magic
All people need engaging activities to keep them active and engaged in the world around them. This includes those with dementia. One of the most accessible forms of mental stimulation and engagement is music. Last week I was at a jazz club, in which a lady brought her father to come listen to the music. Read More
Arthritis: Reduce Pain with these Exercises
According to the Harvard Medical Center – these simple exercises can help improve mobility and reduce arthritis pain. A better range of motion (improved joint mobility and flexibility). To increase your range of motion, move a joint as far as it can go and then try to push a little farther. These exercises can be Read More
Knowing Someone with Alzheimer’s: How to help when you’re not a direct caregiver
Many of us know someone with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, but are not necessarily caregivers ourselves. It can be hard to know what to do or how to act. One of the most important things you can do is to listen. Caregivers, whether they admit it or not, are often quite stressed out by the Read More
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