Home healthcare is a dynamic industry. There are many aspects of home healthcare that require superhero type skills to achieve fantastic accomplishments, most days it takes a village. Some may not realize, but a great percentage of our time and energy are used focusing on…
The American Journal of Psychology published an article which linked factors such as bereavement, sleep disturbance, disability, prior depression, and female gender as important risk factors for depression among elderly people. Caregivers, be it family or paid, are on the front line of care and are…
Choosing home care services for loved ones can be a daunting experience. The tremendous options available can be quite overwhelming. It seems, a new agency opens its door daily. An internet search of home care services produces pages of links to companies. How does one choose,…
Below is an interesting article recently published in The New York Times. We are not surprised by the evidence revealed in this recent study. We are repeatedly confronted with the burdening effects of caring for aging loved ones. Many family caregivers don’t talk about the intense stress they feel performing…
WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT THE 4TH OF JULY · DAY OFF FROM WORK · TIME SPENT WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS · HAMBURGERS AND HOTDOGS · RIBS ON THE GRILL · WATERMELON · SWIMMING AT THE BEACH OR IN THE POOL · FIREWORKS · APPRECIATING THE…
When I was young, one of my favorite TV shows was Bewitched. Oh how I wished I could twinkle my nose and have my chores disappear. Wave my hands and fix the furniture I broke when I jumped off the sofa and landed on…
Have you ever wondered how Father’s Day came to be? I did, and went searching. I googled and found a website on the history of Father’s day. Amazing. http://www.theholidayspot.com/fathersday/history.htm Father’s day traditions are as diverse as fathers themselves. When I was a child, father’s…
I recently sat with a client who resides in a lovely independent living community. She is a very confident 92 year old person who is experiencing failing health. Despite her physical decline, what seemed to bother her the greatest was her inability to meet new…
Recently, I began a quest to get healthy. I increased the number of days I work out, am more conscious of what I eat, and the result so far is that I feel stronger and healthier. I wanted to make these changes because I was…
