Being diagnosed with a severe illness can completely change a person’s life. The symptoms can be heartbreaking and debilitating and prevent you from living a normal life. For terminally ill patients, medical-care services, like palliative and hospice care, are...
Well, whether you are a caregiver or a manager, you only have 24 hours in a day to make a difference. How you use your time is what speaks at the end of it all.
When it comes to caring...
Today, 8.5 percent of people worldwide (617 million) are aged 65 and over. By 2030, one in every 5 Americans will be of retirement age. In Canada, 23% of all Canadians will be 65 or over. Will health care...
Are you going to start your new day with the brand new caregiver that your loved ones have hired for you? Or are you the one, trying to adjust so that with the caregiver so that you can get...
Everyone that comes through Runnymede’s doors is unique, but the experience of community member Jennifer Murray distinctly stands out: After years of caregiving at the hospital for her husband, Alastair, an unfortunate accident caused Jennifer herself to become a...
Finding the right assisted care facility can be intimidating. You likely have a long checklist of what you’re looking for, so you want to find the perfect fit. If you’re acting on behalf of a loved one, you need...
A set of guidelines written to help anyone who is maneuvering through the very difficult process of being a caregiver for an elderly loved one.
Donna was relatively young when she had a debilitating stroke. An active real estate agent...
In the U.S., more than one in five adults over the age of 65 is considered a ‘solo senior’ - i.e. one without a spouse or adult child. Even those with adult children sometimes have to fend for themselves because family...
People giving up their jobs to care for a loved one is costing the taxpayer nearly £23 billion a year in lost taxes and national insurance contributions, according to new research.
02 August 2019
Key findings:
· £14 billion is lost annually in...
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Proper nutrition is essential for an aging person. Every caregiver ought to ensure he/she provides just the right food to seniors. One of the reasons for this is the fact the senior's digestive system might...
