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Conversation vs. Confrontation: Guidelines for Effective Communication with...
The prospect of talking with your parents about senior living may seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. With effective, empowering communication strategies, these conversations can actually be a...
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5 Survival Tips for Caregiving Around the Clock
November is National Family Caregivers Month, a time to recognize and honor family caregivers across the country. Because caregiving is often a 24/7 commitment, the 2017 theme is timely—“Caregiving...
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10 Holiday Gift Ideas for Senior Living Residents
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… but it can be the most stressful time of the year, too. Though you’d like to give meaningful holiday gifts, shopping for a loved one in senior living may...
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Guide to Navigating Holiday Stress
You may be already dealing with stress as you juggle caring for your parent with family responsibilities and holding down a job. Now that the holidays are here, the extra stress may just put you over...
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Finding the Humor in Caregiving
Being a caregiver for your aging parents can be demanding, stressful, and frustrating. Fortunately, it can also be filled with humor—if you’re able to see it. “Finding humor was essential to...
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The Benefits of Virtual Pets for Seniors
Many seniors love their pets for the companionship and comfort they provide. For those who live alone, having a dog or a cat is a way to stave off loneliness. And for those in a senior living...
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What Type of Family Caregiver Are You?
Not all seniors are alike, and neither are all family caregivers. Depending upon your personality type, you may be more hands-on or more hands-off, more take-charge or more laid-back, more practical or...
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Digital Caregiving Helps Elders Stay Connected
With the advancement of technology, our society now has virtual banking, virtual classrooms, virtual business meetings—and also virtual caregiving. With technology becoming more ubiquitous in the...
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When Your Parent’s Time Is Becoming Short
If your parent has entered palliative or hospice care, your family will have to face the hard reality that end of life is only a few months or even a few weeks away. As difficult as this realization...
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Handling Caregiver Guilt After a Move to Senior Living
Even though you knew it was time for your mom or dad to transition to senior living, that doesn’t make the new arrangement easier to bear. In fact, many family caregivers experience feelings of guilt...
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