As baby boomers retire, a focus on caregivers
CNN) — Whenever Felicia Hudson gets overwhelmed juggling a full-time job and caring for her ailing father, she finds solace in a piece of paper hanging in her office. “Circumstances do not cause anger, nervousness, worry or depression … it is how we handle situations that allow these adverse moods,” it says. “We actually choose…
Mad as Hell – The Future of Medicare
The elderly have changed dramatically; Medicare did not. Today’s recipients, as my mother would have said, live too long and die too slowly, at enormous financial and emotional cost to themselves and their families. The average 70-year-old gets the help he or she needs; the average 90-year-old doesn’t. Some 76 million baby boomers are approaching…
Happy New Year from Caregivers!
We would like to thank everyone for their support and readership in 2011! In many ways caregivers are the very fabric of our society. Thank you for all you do, may your quality of life increase evermore in 2012! We are here for the journey …
What is Your Caregiving Style
What’s Your Caregiver Style? Over the years we have seen many different family caregivers, each handling their situation in their own unique way. Yet, over those years, what has emerged are a few distinct Caregiver Styles that caregivers fit into. Just as there are different personality types, leadership styles or parenting styles – there are…
