Being A Caregiver for Aging Parents Without Freaking Out Who predicted that being a caregiver for aging parents would become your responsibility? No one asked you to be a caregiver. Instead, the job appeared unexpectedly in the middle of the night when your aging... Read more
How to Avoid Melting Down and Freaking Out Being a caregiver is challenging. Our good days are great. On our bad days, we want to know how to avoid a meltdown. Caregiving, whether we do it for a profession or a family member, poses emotional and physical risks. Stress... Read more
Fear of making caregiving mistakes paralyzes caregivers. The two things caregivers fear the most have the greatest potential to solve caregiving issues. When caregivers move past insecurity and denial to ask questions and ask for help, caregiving roles and... Read more
What to Do When Work and Caregiving Collide By Pamela D. Wilson, MS, BS/BA, NCG, CSA Solutions and steps exist for what to do when work and caregiving collide. The time pressures of trying to balance work, care for family, care for aging parents, and to take care of... Read more
What Does Guardianship of An Elderly Parent Mean? What does guardianship of an elderly parent mean? In simple terms, guardianship means that a family caregiver who accepts guardianship for an elderly parent agrees to a higher level of responsibility. This... Read more
Five Things to Do When Caregiving Becomes Too Much Unexpected challenges fill the lives of caregivers with days when caregiving becomes too much. Most caregiving days are challenging. Days are consumed with problems and frustrations about things that continually go... Read more