When illness or disability affect one spouse and the other becomes a spousal caregiver, their marriage often suffers. How can spousal caregivers keep love alive in what otherwise now feels like relationships of sadness and drudgery? Barry J. Jacobs, Psy.D, a clinical psychologist and co-author of AARP Meditations for Caregivers, will present ideas for restoring […]
Join “Dear Lucy” Lucy Barylak, MSW for this series where she will discuss how to deal with difficult behaviors of people with dementia. CaregiverTeleconnection · Dear Lucy: Dementia and Delirium Oct 1 20
As we endure the COVID-19 pandemic, and once we have recovered, aging in America may never be the same. The death toll in nursing homes and long-term care facilities has revealed how unprepared our health care system is to protect our most vulnerable citizens. Many seniors and their families consider the option of long-term care […]
This session will discuss issues surrounding grief, finding purpose after caregiving and honoring the ones we care for by living our fullest lives. This session includes a special guest - Christopher MacLellan - founder and CEO at the Whole Care Network. Chris’ caregiving experience was chronicled in a 2015 Pulitzer Prize nominated story “In Sickness […]
Explore challenges associated with caregiving as a family and strategies for making caregiving less difficult and more loving. ***Sponsored by North Central Texas Caregiver Teleconnection*** CaregiverTeleconnection · Problem Solving Using Improved Communication with Siblings and Family Oct 12
As we endure the COVID-19 pandemic, and once we have recovered, aging in America may never be the same. The death toll in nursing homes and long-term care facilities has revealed how unprepared our health care system is to protect our most vulnerable citizens. Many seniors and their families consider the option of long-term care […]
Understanding how people die is a difficult but necessary topic. Recognizing the signs and behaviors as persons enter into the process of Actively Dying helps us know what is normal as the body slowly ceases it’s function. Grief, guilt, and the reality of loss will be discussed. **Sponsored by VITAS Healthcare** CaregiverTeleconnection · Dementia […]
As we endure the COVID-19 pandemic, and once we have recovered, aging in America may never be the same. The death toll in nursing homes and long-term care facilities has revealed how unprepared our health care system is to protect our most vulnerable citizens. Many seniors and their families consider the option of long-term care […]
Acompañe al Dr. Eduardo Estevis, Neuropsicólogo Clínico Doctorado, en una plática sobre cómo entender el diagnóstico de la enfermedad de Alzheimer de un ser querido. El doctor hablará sobre los síntomas, cómo entender el diagnóstico y la mejor forma de cuidar a alguien que sufre de la enfermedad de Alzheimer. CaregiverTeleconnection · Comprender síntomas […]
The symptoms of Lewy body dementia can be more of a roller coaster than a linear progression. Being prepared for the “What if” scenarios can help to alleviate the anxiety of sudden changes and emergency situations. Pamela Corsentino LPC (LBDA Director of Support Services) and Lori McGlumphy (Former LBD care partner, support facilitator and LBD […]