A new study states that although being a family caregiver for an older loved one is stressful, family caregivers tend to suffer lower rates of depression than the average individual in similar circumstances. Why is this? The … [Read more...]
Focusing on Men in Caregiving
Men are historically underrepresented in the world of caregiving. Although the vast majority of family caregivers are women, this isn’t always the case. In fact, many men are caregivers, too. Whether they help a family member or do this as … [Read more...]
Elderly Women Serving Double Duty
Women are often hit harder than men are when it comes to caring for older relatives. For example, a study out of Ireland indicated that of older professionals, women are five times more likely to leave their job early to care for a loved … [Read more...]
The Caregiving Crisis in the Workplace
Believe it or not, the potential senior care crisis that could occur might have a huge impact on the business world. According to a study from Harvard Business School, businesses are not doing enough to actually help their employees when it … [Read more...]
Can a Gene Variant Help Protect from Alzheimer’s?
There is a population of elderly individuals that are known to be at a high risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, but for some reason never do. Many of those individuals in this small section of the population have been identified to have … [Read more...]
The Need for Flexibility in Senior Care
Flexible senior care is one of the most important things you can do for an elderly loved one, especially if they are in fairly good health. Flexible care is important because of the fact that continuity of care does a lot for the mental … [Read more...]
Crisis-Mode Caregiving
For some people, the need to find a caregiver for an elderly loved one creeps up gradually. When an actual professional is needed to take over, it is not a surprise, but a decision that has been in the works for weeks, or even months. For … [Read more...]
Being a Caregiver
According to a recent survey, about 16 percent of Americans aged 15 or older provide unpaid care to an elderly individual, usually a family member. Odds are if you’re reading this, you fall into that category, or might in the very near … [Read more...]
New to Family Caregiving?
If you are new to being a family caregiver, you are probably overwhelmed right now. That’s normal, but it doesn’t mean that the whole process is going to consume you. In fact, there are a lot of things that you can do to help yourself while … [Read more...]
The Importance of the Caregiving Community
If you are a family caregiver, you probably haven’t ever thought about how important it is that you communicate with other family caregivers. But, it is not only a simple way to share information of what works and what doesn’t when caring … [Read more...]
Long Distance Caregiving
Long distance caregiving for an elderly loved one is one of the hardest things that a child or grandchild can do. You want the best for your family, but dropping everything and going to the other side of the country for an unknown period of … [Read more...]
Concerns with Family Caregiving
The AARP has released some data that is probably well known to many of us by now: the majority of older Americans receiving senior care are assisted by their adult children. For those that have a senior citizen family member that needs … [Read more...]
