National Nurses Day Celebrates the Contribution of Nurses
National Nurses Week (May 6-12) each year celebrates the contributions nurses make to our lives and communities.
What would you do to honor nurses in America?
Counseling Assistance for Every Need
How do you gain a better balance and not discount your mental and emotional health as you care for another?
May 03, 2016Beth Lueders #Health Living #Caregiver Help #Support for Adult Caregiving #CaregivingWhen Families Disagree About Senior Care; Keeping Alzheimer’s Patients Socially Engaged
These and other stories are in the May edition of the Caring Right at Home e-newsletter, providing information, advice and support for adult caregiving.
April 30, 2016Rita Ude #Planning for Eldercare #Caregiving #Support for Adult Caregiving #Elder Care Mediation #Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care & SupportDonating Time, Money to Charity Is Win-Win
Reaching out with time, money and personal caring rejuvenates both the giver and receiver, unlike high-tech gadgets, a bigger house or extensive vacation travel. In addition to gaining a sense of purpose, countless seniors who engage with charities find they boost their health and contentment.
April 26, 2016Michele Fan #Health Living #Support for Adult CaregivingCoconut Fat May Slow Aging
Nutrition experts praise coconut fat as a super food that improves brain function, boosts energy and burns the body’s excess fat. Plus, research is finding that a diet high in coconut fat also may delay brain cells from aging.
April 19, 2016Beth Lueders #Health Living #Health/Medical #CaregivingRise in Senior Remarriages
For many divorced or widowed older adults, choosing remarriage in the golden years makes life together even more golden.
April 14, 2016Beth Lueders #Aging3 Steps to Developing an Attitude of Creative Indifference Toward Caregiving
Maintaining emotional equilibrium while caring for a loved one who is aged, chronically ill or disabled is not easy. It takes constant effort, and some days you will do better than others so you must be gentle with yourself.
April 12, 2016Elaine Sanchez #Health Living #Support for Adult Caregiving #CaregivingBoomers Need to Talk About Care; Distracted Driving Stats May Surprise You
These and other stories are in the April edition of the Caring Right at Home e-newsletter, providing information, advice and support for adult caregiving.
April 02, 2016Rita Ude #Caregiving #Planning for Eldercare #Support for Adult CaregivingBathroom Safety: Grab Bars
Would it surprise you to learn that nearly 200,000 older Americans are treated in emergency rooms for bathroom-related falls and injuries every year?
April 02, 2016Dr. Rein Tideiksaar #Aging #Health Living #Fall Prevention #Support for Adult Caregiving #Planning for EldercareCoping With Caregiver Stress
Most caregivers frequently struggle with anger, fear, frustration, guilt, depression and grief. Coping with caregiver stress is something many people struggle with, although it’s hard sometimes to remember that you are not alone.
March 31, 2016Elaine Sanchez #Health Living #Caregiving #Support for Adult Caregiving #Aging