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How to be a Good Caregiver
Whether caring for the elderly, a sick child, or an injured spouse, there is much that can be done to ease the burden of an illness and provide a healing atmosphere.
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Ten Practical Tips for the First-Time Caregiver
Geared toward people caring for Alzheimer's patients, these ten tips can help caregivers focus on the positive and avoid the frustration associated with this illness.
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How to Decrease Caregiver Stress
Decreasing caregiver stress is one of the best ways to take care of a loved one with Alzheimer's Disease. Here, an expert offers 10 coping tips for caregivers.
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Caregiver Feelings
Explore common feelings that may come along with the caregiving role.
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Caregiver Clients Need a Backup Care Plan
People with disabilities & elderly persons often rely on paid help for everyday basic care. It is wise to have a backup caregiver plan for emergencies and holidays.
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Elder Care Benefits Program a Profitable Move
Companies benefit from programs designed to help employees caring for elderly loved ones. Employers see improved morale, less strain on workers, and increased production.
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How to Manage Dementia
Dementia is a challenging disease that robs people of their mental abilities. Learn how you as a caregiver can help a loved one struggling with dementia.
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The Healthy Caregiver
Being healthy is the key element in providing quality care to loved ones. This articles focuses on the basics of health and how you can remain in a healthy state of mind.
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Soak Away Stress
Say goodbye to stress through a relaxing bath or shower. Find out how scent therapy can relieve tension and stress.
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Caregiving Introduction
This article is especially for new caregivers of all ages. However, all caregivers may benefit from the tips, suggestions, and resources listed.
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Home Safety & Elderly
Tips and links on how to make your home safe for your loved one.
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Caregivers See the Positive Side of Elderly Care
Caregivers carry a heavy burden of responsibilities and obligations. Personal rewards outweigh the sacrifices of caring for an elderly parent for many sons and daughters.
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Planning Your Elder's Care
How to ask a senior in your family about their preferences for health care and assisted living options before an emergency finds you unprepared.
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Complicated Grief in Adults
Why do some adults become stuck in the grieving process? What can occur when grief is prolonged? Learn the signs, risk factors, and effects of complicated grief.
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Eldercare Issues Impact Workplace
Talk to any baby boomer and chances are likely they are currently assisting a parent or elderly relative in some way.
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Living with a Black Dog Book Review
Books on depression abound, but Living with a Black Dog is a unique and invaluable insight into life with the illness.
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A Caregiver's Bill of Rights
In conjunction with Suite101.com's special Caregiver Recognition Event, here is an article about Caregiver's and the rights they have, and need to exercise in order to maintain their own health and well being.
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An Overview of Dementia
When a family member has dementia, family caregivers are at risk of physical illness and depression. Here is an overview of dementia, its causes, and effects on family.
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Care Giving - A Stressful but Well-paying Job
Caring for the old continues to be a decent noble job in these troubled times, the compensation of which remains unequalled to its life-giving value, at least monetarily.
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Caregiver Support Websites Grow
Online communities are a uniquely situated resource for caregivers of older adults to access for information and connections; highlighted are three informative websites
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Caregivers Helping Caregivers
How caregivers can help one another.
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Caring for Yourself: Part 1
Caregivers caring for themselves.
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Choosing Care for Loved Ones
Deciding on the care for your loved one can be very difficult, especially if you are considering a nursing home placement. This article focuses on cosiderations and tips for caregivers.
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Coping 101 - part one
Caring for a child or adult with a disability we can become overwhelmed with responsibilities. In a two- part article, simple solutions will be discussed to help reduce stress and how it may be better coped with.

Coping and Working After a Tragedy
The recent terrorist attacks have made it virtually impossible to function. Here are some tips to help you cope as well as resources you can use to help others.
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Home Care-Giving Duties Demand Higher Education
An adult child who blindly steps into the role of caregiver for an elderly parent is in for a surprise. Care-giving takes compassion, management-level skills & endurance.
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Home Ventilator Care
Preparing your home for the arrival of a ventilator dependent patient can be overwhelming. These simple preparations will go a long way toward alleviating your anxiety.
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Home Ventilator Education
Understanding the terminology used for mechanical ventilators can be confusing to people with little or no experience in the medical field.
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Long Distance Caregiving
Caregiving doesn't just mean that your loved one lives with you. There are many children who assist their parent(s) that live in another city or state. This article focuses on just that- the long distance caregiver.
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Multiple Sclerosis Guilt
Both MS patients and their loved ones suffer from different forms of guilt. Don't fall into this trap. Learn to demolish guilt now......
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New Research on Alzheimer's
Contrary to popular belief, Alzheimer's patients do not lose their hearts and souls and the essence of who they are when they lose their memories.
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Post Holiday Fashion Raves!!
A collection of shoes boots shirts travel alarm clocks and other wonderfully designed fashion finds
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Signs of Caregiver Burnout
If you have two or more symptoms of caregiver depression, it is time to get help. Read about the signs of burnout here.
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Sundowning and Alzheimer's Patients
Sundowning in people with Alzheimer's is a condition in which the person exhibits increased confusion, anxiety and agitation, usually in late afternoon or early evening.
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The Nursing Home Decision
The decision of whether or not to place a loved one in nursing home care can be agonizing. It makes people question core assumptions about the meaning of life.
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Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is a global problem. The first part of the problem is diagnosing it. The second part of the problem is proper and complete treatment
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Visiting a Parent Who Has Alzheimer's Disease
Thanksgiving and Christmas can be a joyful time of family reunions, but they may be stressful and emotional when visiting a parent who is coping with Alzheimer's.
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What Women Need to Know about Long-Term Care
Because statistically women outlive men, they can anticipate becoming the principal caregivers for an ill spouse or parent thereby jeopardizing their own financial future
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Who's Caring for the Caregiver?
Caring for a loved one can be rewarding, but it can cause enormous physical and emotional strains, too. Here are some ways for coping with caregiving's stresses.
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'Tis the Season For a New, Fresh, Wealthy You
The Self Help Market is always booming, but this time of year, when bathing suits come out, wallets start to empty, and change is in the air, there are books galore.
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Alzheimer's 102
This article concentrates on the stages of Alzheimer's, hereditary factors, help for caregivers, and addtional resources.
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Caregiver Burnout: For Family Members
This article focuses on signs, symptoms, and prevention of caregiver burnout whether you are a family caregiver or you work in a facility.
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Caregiving Responsibilities
Live Your Dream Event: Being a caregiver does not mean that you cannot live your dream.
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Caring for Complaining or Bossy Family Member
Caregivers of a family member are challenged when the ill person complains or is demanding. Try these helpful hints to improve communication and quality of care.
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Caring for Yourself: Part 2
Information on respite programs that caregivers can receive. Includes links for examples.
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Communication Difficulties
Communication difficulties can arise, especially in the later stages of Alzheimer's. Read on for tips on how to communicate with your loved ones.
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How to Select a Live-In Caregiver
Use these straight-forward guidelines to select a live-in caregiver. Knowing what questions to ask and what to look for can make a challenging situation a little easier.
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Keeping a Journal
Our minds, bodies and souls work best together well when we're aware of our "self" and our personal development. This can be achieved by revisiting what is an old idea.
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Legal Matters - What you need to know
Legal matters - What caregivers and loved ones need to know. How and where to get the information you need to make sure you and your loved one are protected and their assets are safe.
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Love and Support
Generally when people think about love, they conjure up images related to its emotional and spiritual aspects.
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