Caregiver, Do You Feel Like A Worker Ant?

By |2017-06-12T18:15:07+00:00April 20th, 2017|Senior Care, Making Life Better, Safety|

Do you feel like the only worker ant in your caregiving colony? Caregiving is both rewarding and overwhelming. Do you find yourself trying to make progress when the winds of life start blowing against you? Sometimes, we go through periods in life where we feel like a bunch of ants coming and going… but we [...]

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Mick Carmody – Selfless Service Spanning the Globe

By |2017-06-12T18:15:07+00:00April 20th, 2017|Senior Care, Making Life Better, Safety|

Gotta love the human spirit that refuses to be beaten! After a misdiagnosis of epilepsy, Australian-based Mick Carmody writes, “I was diagnosed with a common form of dementia in people who are under the age of 65 called – fronto-temporal lobe dementia or FTD.” Mick Carmody surrounded by his family. L-R: son-in-law, daughter, wife, son, [...]

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Caregiver Survival Tips

By |2017-06-12T18:15:07+00:00April 20th, 2017|Senior Care, Making Life Better, Safety|

As a caregiver, it’s very easy to forget about taking care of yourself when you are laser-focused on taking care of another person. Frequently, caregivers have too much on their plates. If you’re one of these people, you know that even though you’ve prepared fully, surprises can leave you looking for help or new solutions. [...]

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O’Brien – Voiceless with Dementia Still Inspires

By |2017-06-12T18:15:07+00:00April 20th, 2017|Senior Care, Making Life Better, Safety|

Despite Dementia, Michael O’Brien Smiles Twenty-one years ago, when I became a full-time family caregiver for my father with dementia, few people talked openly about living with dementia. Most didn’t want to talk about it at all and their families usually spoke about it, quietly. We often used the term, Alzheimer’s, to describe nearly all [...]

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Spirituality Strengthening the Caregiver

By |2017-06-12T18:15:07+00:00April 20th, 2017|Making Life Better, Safety, Senior Care|

The Spiritual Life of a Caregiver Guest article by Dr. Carol Peters-Tanksley One year ago, my caregiving journey ended as I washed my husband’s closed eyes and kissed his lifeless hands. Al would never have wanted to call me his caregiver, but as his illness progressed that’s what I increasingly became. I felt the full [...]

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The Caregiver’s Voice REVIEW – The Inheritance

By |2017-06-12T18:15:07+00:00April 20th, 2017|Senior Care, Making Life Better, Safety|

Carole Mulliken provides this month’s review of the book, The Inheritance for The Caregiver’s Voice REVIEW. If you are a caregiver for a person with Alzheimer’s, you know that caregiving can be a 24/7 in-your-face challenge. Sometimes, it lasts for decades. The Inheritance is a sweeping saga of the ill-fated Galen and Gail DeMoe family. [...]

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There’s No Information for Caregivers

By |2017-06-12T18:15:07+00:00April 20th, 2017|Senior Care, Making Life Better, Safety|

What do you mean? Recently, I viewed a video excerpt of a former caregiver claiming that despite being comfortable with both online and offline research, she couldn’t find any information for caregivers. Really? Nothing? The Caregiver’s Voice REVIEW receives books with similar remarks in the introduction: I wrote this book because there is no information [...]

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A Nonprofit Is Planning D.C.’s First LGBTQ Senior Living Facility

By |2017-06-10T18:09:37+00:00March 19th, 2017|Senior Care|

Stephanie Rudig Cecilia Hayden-Smith —a retired cook, caterer, and addiction-counselor—has met people from all walks of life since moving to the District in 1962, when she arrived from a small town in Maryland. Now 72, she shares a house with other women. Hayden-Smith came out as a lesbian in her thirties. “I was a late-bloomer [...]

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When being Obsessively Clean Saves Lives

By |2017-06-10T18:10:36+00:00September 19th, 2016|Senior Care, Making Life Better|

One of The Caregiver’s Voice readers writes: A healthcare professional who is obsessively clean may just save your or your loved one’s life! Being meticulously clean can make a big difference between life and death. I read an article about caregiving services for seniors and wanted to know if there are acceptable standards of care. [...]

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Tips for Moving Seniors with Cognitive Disorders

By |2017-06-10T18:10:36+00:00September 16th, 2016|Senior Care, Health Care|

Guest article by Chris Semen There comes a time when our elder loved ones need to consider a home transition–whether it’s relocating to a smaller home or downsizing to an independent assisted living community. Late-life transitions are often perceived as a negative aspect of aging and can be rather stressful on relocating seniors and their [...]

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