by mg_user | Oct 18, 2016 | Caregiver Corner
Wintertime may be a nice change after the blisteringly hot days of summer, but between the freezing temperatures, heavy snowfall and the increased risk of house fires and power outages, this time of year comes with many safety hazards for the elderly living alone....
by mg_user | Oct 7, 2016 | Caregiver Corner
Nearly 10,000 people turn 65 each day here in America. According to a 2015 Report on Caregiving in the United States from AARP, “an estimated 43.5 million adults in the United States have provided unpaid care to an adult or a child in the prior 12 months,” and as the...
by mg_user | Sep 16, 2016 | Caregiver Corner
Whether you’ve been caring for a loved one for an extended period of time, or you recently fell into your new caregiver role, learning how to manage caregiver stress and caregiver burnout can have a great impact on your physical and emotional health. A major culprit...
by mg_user | Sep 7, 2016 | Caregiver Corner
“As we seek to strengthen the enduring values of the family, it is appropriate that we honor our grandparents.” – President Jimmy Carter, Proclamation 4679 With more than 70 million grandparents in the nation according to the Pew Research Center, we certainly...
by mg_user | Aug 17, 2016 | Caregiver Corner
It’s not uncommon to experience emotional, physical and mental exhaustion when caring for an aging loved one. In fact, 29 percent of caregivers have difficulty managing emotional and physical stress according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To...
by mg_user | Aug 5, 2016 | Caregiver Corner
Caregiver burnout is the term used to describe the emotional, physical and mental fatigue that often comes with the territory when you care for elderly loved ones. As the stress mounts, symptoms can start to surface in the form of exhaustion, mood swings, loss of...
