Tips and Techniques for Dealing with Stress
Change is an expected part of our daily lives today. Dealing with it so that YOU control IT rather than vice versa is an important and positive force in controlling your life. Try a few of these tips.
Monthly Archives: August 2018
Remembering Mimi and Learning How to Balance Life
Sometimes we can look to our past to learn how to find the balance we seek in our present lives. Our memories should be treasured and viewed as shaping and touching our lives today.
9 Strategies to Reduce Falls for People With Dementia By Caregivers
Dementia increases the risk of falling. Research shows that people with dementia have a significantly higher risk of falling than people who don’t have the cognitive disorder, says Alexa Rohach, a physical therapist at Providence Saint John’s Health Center’s Performance Therapy in Santa Monica, California. Dementia isn’t a specific disease, but a general term covering a range […]
Convincing A Loved One To Go To A Nursing Home
Virtually no one wants to either live in a nursing home or place a loved one in such a facility. However, according to Linda Breytspraak, Center on Aging Studies, University of Missouri-Kansas City, “Today, people over the age of 65 have about a one-in-four chance of spending time in a nursing home.”
Caring For The Caregiver
Being a caregiver is a stressful and demanding job. There is usually very little, if any opportunity to prepare for a new caregiving situation. The well-being of the caregiver requires priority consideration. Thought must be given to the fate of the care recipient if the caregiver becomes unable to continue with caregiving responsibilities. Caregivers are […]