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RX For The CaregiverBy Janet Listokin, M.A., C.T.R.S.Do caregivers experience physical and emotional stress? Do they have special needs, which are to be addressed so that they can perform effectively? Are there ways caregivers can, and must, take care of themselves? “Quality of Life,” most often, is discussed in terms of the individual requiring the care. However, it must also be experienced by the caregiver.There are many individuals who require care at home or in long-term facilities – chil …

We talk with a lot of caregivers.  In fact, we talk with caregivers of various types everyday.  While our job is to help find equipment solutions for difficult situations, it is also our job to help disseminate helpful information for everyone involved in care giving.  Over the next few months we will offer a series of articles designed to help caregivers and their patients cope with the everyday stress of helping and helping well. Caregiving InformationThe term "caregiving" …

Orig Post agingcare.com | Re-Post Careprodx 4/14/2016As our parents and grandparents age, it is normal to begin to notice a decline in health, mobility and many other things. However, memory loss, difficulty with problem solving, and confusion are a few signs that may indicate various types of cognitive impairment.Only a doctor can determine whether a loved one's memory problems or confusion is Alzheimer’s or something else, and that same doctor will be the one to prescribe a course of acti …

If you have taken on the role of a caregiver in the last few years, you have joined on of the biggest and most important working groups in America today.  According to the Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA), an estimated 44 million Americans have taken on this vital job. Caregivers fix meals, make doctor's appointments, do the laundry, and generally make sure their frail or sick relatives or friends can live as well as possible for as long as possible.  The actual list of things a caregiv …

When a Loved One Becomes DisabledBy Marie Hartwell-Walker, Ed.D.When my friend’s 25-year-old son suffered a head injury in a major car accident, death seemed like a certain outcome. Instead, he recovered. But medications caused him to gain 50 pounds and he suffered from cognitive delays that might, or might not, resolve.He didn’t look or act at all like the athletic young man I had watched grow up. “I was prepared for his death,” said his mother. “I wasn’t prepared for this. My job is to figure …