Family caregivers spend an average of more than 24 hours a week helping their loved ones continue to live at home. Unfortunately, this time commitment and all the other obligations a caregiver has often put their physical and mental health at the bottom of their to-do list.
To help make long-distance caregiving easier for you, here are some tips and hacks to maintain your loved one’s quality of life and provide you with some much-needed peace of mind.
Caregiving and the holiday season is a formula for stress, with a capital “S.” See what you can do to limit the effect stress has!
Here are some important tips to remember when you find yourself suddenly placed in the position of caring for a loved one.
A diagnosis of a family member having Alzheimer’s Disease can have a profound effect on the family. What repercussions should you be ready for?
Although serving as a family caregiver is highly rewarding, many ultimately experience stress, fatigue and even full-blown caregiver burnout. If you are a primary family caregiver, as your loved one’s needs change it may become necessary to ask for support.
Allowing pent-up stress to reach the breaking point isn’t healthy for you or your loved one. In observance of Parkinson’s Awareness Month, here are some proven ways for you as a caregiver to relieve stress before it becomes an issue.
When you or your spouse are caring for an aging parent the added stress can put a real strain on your relationship. Here are some reliable ways to safeguard your marriage while caregiving.
Once a family caregiver starts relying on alcohol more and more it can interfere with their ability to provide the care that’s needed. If allowed to progress, alcohol abuse will eventually place the health and wellbeing of both parties at risk. Here are some signs that there's an issue, as well as ways to get better.
Although serving as an unpaid caregiver is a labor of love, negative feelings like anger and resentment are possible. Thankfully, overcoming feelings of anger and resentment is possible by taking these steps.
