Caregiver Solutions

“I remember that when I was helping care for my mom at home, it was easy to become focused on her health needs, nutrition, exercises, and doctor appointments but forget to have fun together,” says Kayla Cook, owner and director of Caring Excellence Personalized Home Care … [Read more...] about Caregivers: Remember to have fun with your loved one

Sheila Carter, founder and president of Heartsong Memory Care, gives her solution to a caregiving quandary:“With two people in our family recently needing home care, we decided to consolidate and have both under the same roof. We had four family members collaborating and rotating … [Read more...] about How she handled a situation where multiple loved ones needed care

If your aging loved one isn’t eating enough or if mealtimes are proving difficult, remember this advice:The elderly will eat and drink more if small amounts of food and fluids are offered frequently during waking hours. A large drink or plate full of food can appear … [Read more...] about Help your loved one get more out of mealtimes

How do you stay confident as a caregiver? “Educating myself on the condition of my loved one helped,” says Janice Baldon-Gutter, online instructor and facilitator for adult higher education at Kaplan University and author of Caregiving: A Daughter’s Story: Life After Loss - … [Read more...] about Build your caregiver confidence

Kayla Cook, owner/director of Caring Excellence Personalized Home Care Services, shares her two rules for caregivers to have a stress-free day:Rule #1: Realize that an individual’s abilities can vary from day to day.Rule #2: Develop realistic expectations and goals for your loved … [Read more...] about Two rules for a stress-free day of caregiving