Supporting Families in End of Life Conversations
By Brian McKaig, the Caregiver Homes State Director for Rhode Island.
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A Caregiving Success Story – Lisa and Her Father
Read more: A Caregiving Success Story – Lisa and Her FatherNitza Diaz is an Intake Coordinator at the Caregiver Homes branch office in Worcester, Mass.
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HEALTH BENEFITS OF BEING GRATEFUL
Read more: HEALTH BENEFITS OF BEING GRATEFULBy Rene Snook, Clinical Director of Operations in Massachusetts. Despite challenging and difficult situations surrounding caregivers and consumers participating in Structured Family Caregiving, some of them seem to always appear joyful. On the surface it would appear that they would not have many reasons for this joy. Individuals needing full time care such…
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CAREGIVING 101- UNDERSTANDING ADVANCE DIRECTIVES
Read more: CAREGIVING 101- UNDERSTANDING ADVANCE DIRECTIVESBy Diana Holmes, the Caregiver Homes Branch Manager for the Attleboro/Taunton area in Mass, and Shannon Bettencourt, the Caregiver Homes Care Manager for the Attleboro Branch in Mass.
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In-Home Alzheimer Care: Tips for Keeping Your Loved Ones Comfortable
Read more: In-Home Alzheimer Care: Tips for Keeping Your Loved Ones ComfortableBy Saran Craig, a District Manager for Caregiver Homes. Managing care of a loved one at home with Alzheimer’s Disease can be simplified by making some minor environmental adjustments. These adjustments are intended to simplify the world around those with Alzheimer’s, as well as accentuate their remaining strengths to help them overcome their…
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Holiday Caregiving for Loved Ones with Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Read more: Holiday Caregiving for Loved Ones with Alzheimer’s and DementiaBy Gina Impagnatiello, a Caregiver Homes Assistant State Director in Mass.
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PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND CAREGIVING
Read more: PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND CAREGIVINGJulie Ely is an Area Marketing Manager Caregiver Homes in Western Massachusetts. If you are like me and love photography and Life Magazine, the name Margaret Bourke-White might mean something to you. Margaret Bourke-White was my first contact with a disease called Parkinson’s, and I have been fascinated by this disease ever since.…
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How to Help a Loved One with Disabilities Transition to Adult Life
Read more: How to Help a Loved One with Disabilities Transition to Adult LifeMany parents caring for a child with a disability ask us, “What happens when my child turns 22?” The President’s Commission on Excellence in Special Education reported: “Students with disabilities are significantly unemployed and underemployed upon leaving school compared to their peers who do not have disabilities. Too many students with disabilities leave…
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