Help and Hope for Family Caregivers
CareAware’s Help and Hope for Family Caregivers is a six-part video series and accompanying workbook to help meet the emotional, physical and logistical demands of caregiving. Each video features interviews with subject matter experts and real life family caregivers.
Recent Blogs
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Techniques to Help Calm, Redirect Loved Ones with Dementia
by Kate Kunk on May 18, 2020 at 2:07 pm
If you have a loved one with dementia, chances are good they may say things that don’t make sense, are inappropriate or even hurtful. It’s a frustrating, confusing and even embarrassing symptom of the disease, which causes […]
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Caregivers’ Mental Health: Managing Stress, Anxiety and Depression
by Chelsea McWhorter on April 15, 2020 at 2:11 pm
There’s a reason flight attendants tell us to put on our oxygen masks first before helping others. The simple fact is, if we run out of oxygen, we’re not going to be able to help anyone else. It’s a great metaphor for […]
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Twiddle Muffs: A Sensory Tool for People with Dementia
by CICOA on March 16, 2020 at 1:00 pm
When Leann Moss was caring for her mother with Alzheimer’s disease, her mother’s hands were often restless, picking at clothing until she rubbed holes in them. Such behavior is common in a person with dementia, and one of the […]
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