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You want them to try to be themselves as much as they can and be able to do things for themselves as much as they can. Edra: My name is Edra, and I am 86 years old. Alice: Well, she has a little bit of dementia. She’s a little bit unsteady at times,…
I’ve been a caregiver for Grandma for about seven years, and the experience has been quite amazing. Grandma has diabetes and high blood pressure. We try to set our goals for the day—motivation, determination, doctor’s appointments. I make sure there’s an activity to get done, whether it’s just a ride—just to get Grandma’s spirit…
Herlinda Navarez has been there. Herlinda, who goes by Linda, is a community liaison for Careforth. She speaks with caregivers who are calling to learn about Careforth’s caregiver support programs and helps them enroll. What callers quickly learn is that not only will Linda walk them through the process, she knows exactly what…
Only now does Deborah Fisher realize she’s always been a caregiver at heart. She adopted and raised seven children. She gave birth to a daughter prematurely who needed care growing up. She raised a foster son. Soon she will help to care for her daughter’s premature twins. And, supported by her caregiver team…
One Caregiver’s Experience with Careforth (formerly known as Seniorlink & Caregiver Homes) In 2014, Wanda’s 87-year-old mother Constance suffered a stroke on a camping trip. Up to that point, Constance had been independent, strong, and in love with life. “In her mind, she was forever 20,” says Wanda, a resident of Rehoboth, MA.…
Erika enjoys seeing her mother around the holidays. There are so many memories to share, like the fresh Christmas trees Erika’s mother always insisted on buying (although Erika remembers with a special fondness the artificial white tree with kaleidoscope lights that came home one year). And the baking, which her mother still loves…
Caring for an elder or a loved one with disabilities is a position many caregivers simply “find themselves” in. Often they have not made a formal decision to become a caregiver – in fact, some family caregivers may not even realize that they’re filling that role. No matter how you find yourself in…
Back in 2004, Joe Scopa was a busy man. He served as CEO of a law practice in Massachusetts and played two nights a week in a band. Then his mother, Katherine, fell and suffered a traumatic brain injury. After a year in a recovery facility, as Katherine’s health began to decline, Joe…
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