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Jugging caregiving of an Alzheimer’s family member with working at a job outside the home becomes a great challenge to many.
The income is needed while the care for one’s parent or spouse increases. What are we to do?
Carol Bradley Bursack mentions The Employed Caregiver on her blog, Minding Our Elders and refers us to a […]
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This week, Alzheimer’s Notes, along with the rest of the Health and Wellness Channel, has been focusing on celebrities and health…in our case, celebrities and Alzheimer’s. Often their coming forth with announcements about their health problems gives awareness to everyone.
However, YOU and YOUR ALZHEIMER’S PATIENT ARE CELEBRITIES, too. You cry, you laugh, you suffer, you […]
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As I read Liz’s recent post, Sleep Disturbances in Alzheimer’s Patients & Their Caregivers, I recalled the lack of sleep when I cared for Mother. An uninterrupted night’s sleep was something I received little of. Mother lost track of day or night, cat napped during the day, so was awake or only napping at night. Her […]
I’d heard about “Hospice help” but never knew much about it until my mother-in-law was in a coma before her death. The nurse in charge of Mum’s care at the hospital introduced us to the Hospice representative. From there we learned how much help they could be in a family member’s final days.
They helped us make […]
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I didn’t have time to prepare our home for Mother. When I discovered her wandering in the snow one morning when I visited her home (I couldn’t find her when I arose and then discovered she’d circumvented the lock on the door and was looking outside for her cat), I had to move her to […]
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You’re caring for your parent or spouse, perhaps a friend, because you care for them, because no one else is handy, because you feel responsible. However, often you weary of the demands of the caregiving task, especially when you have to juggle other aspects of your life.
Do you feel, even subconsciously, like a […]
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According to the article, Caregiving is a 6-Letter Word: STRESS, at SoftDental.com, caregiver stress can cause dental problems, especially gingivitis…that severe redness and swelling around the gums.
In this article we learn about the many ways stress can affect the caregiver’s health, as well as realize that “stress is an enemy of your teeth.”
We know that stress […]
We so often hear about the various stages of Alzheimer’s from very mild to an inability to do anything for themselves nor know anyone except in fleeting moments. However, there are stages for cregivers, too, as they realize that caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s can be overwhelming and can lead to burnout.
Elizabeth […]
The costs of Alzheimer’s are mounting as more people contract this disease and more caregivers must take time from work or even early retirement. These costs can involve:
*Medical expenses
*Home health care
*Nursing home residencies
*Lost work time and wages
*Sitters and/or day care
*Caregiver’s out-of-pocket expenses to support the family member
*The unmeasurable cost of stress on families
In California, these factors […]
What to give the Alzheimer’s caregiver in your family… the person who is spending the most time, taking the most responsibility, experiencing more sleepless nights, and doing most of the other tasks involved with caring for the person with memory loss?
Here are ten ideas to make that person feel special:
1. DVD of a special movie
2. Set […]
Encouraging Alzheimer's caregivers from someone who's been there.
Written by Mary Emma Allen [email], and Liz Lewis, RN for b5media.
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