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If you have a loved one receiving care, the Care Card can help ensure that their needs and preferences are always met, even when you’re not there.
Blog Archives
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Categories
- Alzheimer's 14
- Assisted Living 5
- Awareness 6
- Caregiver Cheat 2
- Caregiver Health 9
- Caregiver Isolation 2
- Caregiver Stress 3
- Caregiver Support 6
- Caregiver's Wish List 1
- Chocolate 1
- Connections 2
- Downsizing 1
- ENDALZ 1
- Early Onset Alzheimer's 1
- Empathy 3
- Family Bonds 3
- Family Ritual 2
- Favorite Foods 2
- Firsts 1
- Get In The Game 1
- Hobbies 1
- Holidays 2
- Hospital Stay 2
- How You Can Help 1
- Little Things 3
- Love 2
- Memorial 1
- Memory Care 2
- Next Steps 2
- Our Story 1
- Preparedness 2
- Quality of Care 2
- Respite 1
- Stuff Matters 1
- Talk Differently 2
- Thanksgiving 1
- Your Memories Matter 4
PREPARATION: SOMETIMES EASIER SAID THAN DONE
Family is complicated. That might be the understatement of the century. But when you’re in a caregiving position for someone with an incurable condition, it becomes even more so.
WHEN YOUR CARE TEAM TOTALLY NAILS IT
We created the Care Card to help care providers understand the unique needs and preferences of their clients or residents when they first meet them, and as they evolve.
THE CARE CHECKLIST YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR
National Public Radio (NPR) recently published a story about a support group in Nashville that aims to provide relief to family caregivers and those whose loved ones suffer from Alzheimer's Disease.
COMBATING CATASTROPHIC REACTIONS
According to psychologydictionary.org, a catastrophic reaction is a hostile, highly disorganized outburst by people living with dementia in response to a seemingly inconsequential matter.
THE MISCOMMUNICATION SOLUTION
According to Home Care Pulse, the industry’s leading firm in quality assurance and satisfaction research, the top complaint that home care clients have is “confusion in communication due to multiple caregivers for one person.”
CARE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE NIH RESEARCH SUMMIT
Earlier this year, the NIH hosted a number of experts on dementia at a research summit focused on care, services, and supports for persons with dementia and their caregivers.
CAREGIVING GONE WRONG
The Care Card was designed specifically to combat elderly trauma issues because we understand that new caregivers will constantly be coming into a loved one’s life as their care needs increase and change.
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