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Hiring In Home Care: Tough Conversations with Your Senior Loved One

By merretmann on April 10, 2012

Hiring In Home Care: Tough Conversations with Your Senior Loved One

There comes a time when we could all us some support on the home front.  In my experience, in regards to those we care for, it usually comes down to issues surrounding safety or health that inspire us to take the leap. It might be that your loved one failed to remember that the stove…

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Filed Under: In-Home Care | Tagged health issues, home care, saftey issues, seniors, supportive senior services | 2 Responses

An Uncomfortable Reality: When Something Happens to the Caregiver

By merretmann on April 3, 2012

An Uncomfortable Reality: When Something Happens to the Caregiver

If you provide care to someone who depends on you – do you know who would step in if you were unable to be there? The possible scenarios are endless: You are on your way to your Mom’s house to make her some dinner and help her to bed, and the next thing you know you wake…

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As baby boomers retire, a focus on caregivers

By merretmann on January 18, 2012

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…

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