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Ways to Take Care of Yourself From Caregiver Stress

In the past year, about 43.5 million adults in the United States provided unpaid care to an adult or a child according to an AARP research report, and roughly one in five of the people surveyed identified themselves as caregivers. While many of us spend much of our time and energy taking care of others, we […]

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Caregiver Issues

Caregivers, whether they are paid, unpaid, family, friends or professionals, face many pressures and stresses. To take the best care of the Alzheimer’s patient, you must take good care of yourself. Some ways to do this include the following: avoid isolation–talk to other caregivers seek support from family and friends find organizations that can help […]

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Strategies For Dementia Caregiver

As caregivers, we often use intuition to help us decide what to do. No one ever gave us lessons on how to relate to someone with memory loss. Unfortunately, dealing with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia’s is counter-intuitive; i.e., often the right thing to do is exactly opposite that which seems like the right thing to […]

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Caregiver Burnout Prevention

There are people out in the world who devote their lives day in and day out to taking care of a disabled or chronically ill family member or friend. Taking care of someone each and every day can become exhausting and overwhelming. If the stress of this accumulates and builds up over time, you will find that […]

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Roles and Responsibilities of a Caregiver

Hospice is patient and family-centered, meaning that it is designed to look after the needs of the patient as well the needs of the caregiver. The final phase of the individual’s pancreatic cancer journey may be a very intense experience.  Caregivers provide a very loving gift by ensuring that the people they love die with […]

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