Caregiving During COVID-19: A series of Emotions How to Cope with Fear
Whether caregiving for a loved one or trying to care for ourselves during the pandemic – we are all experiencing a series of common emotions. When we don’t address these […]
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Engaging Caregivers: A Program for Healthcare Workers
Healthcare workers can better serve patients through partnership with caregivers, but there is limited formal training and support on how to engage caregivers in care planning. This series will explore […]
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BEWARE: Scammers are still at work
The pandemic has placed many of us in situations we never thought we would be in…isolation. This is the perfect environment for scammers to ‘work.’ We want to help you stay aware of various frauds and scams to reduce your chance of becoming a victim of scams. We will provide some recent scams and what […]
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Caregiving During COVID-19: A Series of Emotions How to Deal with Anger
Whether caregiving for a loved one or trying to care for ourselves during the pandemic – we are all experiencing a series of common emotions. When we don’t address these emotions, they can impact upon our physical and mental health. This series will provide a forum to discuss these feelings and experiences around COVID-19, along […]
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Dear Lucy: Challenges that Caregivers face when Providing Personal Hygiene Care to a Loved one with Dementia
Join Lucy Barylak, MSW as she provides tips on how to deal with difficult behaviors when it comes to bathing, dressing, grooming, and dental care.
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Online-So What’s Next?
Planning for the progression of dementia and the care of your loved one differs for each family. But let’s try and prepare you for some of the bumps in the road. Asking for a lost loved one, a frightened voice calling you for help from memory care, demanding you bring the car and take her […]
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Caregiving During COVID-19: A Series of Emotions How to Handle Uncertainty
Whether caregiving for a loved one or trying to care for ourselves during the pandemic – we are all experiencing a series of common emotions. When we don’t address these emotions, they can impact upon our physical and mental health. This series will provide a forum to discuss these feelings and experiences around COVID-19, along […]
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Online-COVID-19 Update: Booster Shots & More
There’s a lot of debate about booster shots which makes it hard to know what to do and who to trust. What do caregivers need to know? We’ll discuss all of the data and answer your questions and concerns.
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Online-Understanding The Fight, Flight, Freeze and yes, Fawn Response for a Happier and Healthier Life
All of us have some after-effects from our childhood Adverse Experiences and understand well how it feels to be continually on the lookout for danger. Caregivers assume that this hypervigilance feeling of being unsafe or defensiveness follows us no matter where they are in life. When we perceive a threat, our nervous system calls on […]
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Online-Understanding the Challenging Behaviors of Loved Ones with Dementia
Because they are confused and often fearful, individuals with moderate to severe dementia often have behavioral challenges, such as lack of initiative, agitation, paranoid thinking, and even aggression. Sometimes family caregivers experience these behaviors personally as if they are somehow disturbing or mistreating their loved ones. In this Caregiver Teleconnections with Barry J. Jacobs, Psy.D., […]