I honestly believe being a family caregiver, or an independent caregiver, is one of the hardest and most challenging jobs there is, and it’s one of the most underpaid and underappreciated position in America. Caregiving for an aging person is much different than...
Throughout my career in the long-term care field, whether it was as an administrator, a consultant or as a caregiver, I usually would hear our seniors voice their biggest regrets in life, and two of them have been voiced consistently. Most of the seniors that I have...
When I meet with clients and their families, I am sometimes pulled aside by the children wanting to discuss the client’s state of wellbeing. They will explain that their loved one is spending too much time alone, not socializing as much as they used to, or they are...
As I meet families during my consultations the one emotional topic that usually gets brought up is aging parents voicing that it’s their children’s responsibility to care for them as long as they can. This topic usually is brought up when there is already a negative...
During the years I was a licensed long-term care administrator, I was required to attend several state and national conferences for my continued education and license. One of the subjects that was consistently presented to administrators, directors of nursing and...
Self-sufficiency is described as able to provide for one’s needs without outside aide. Many facets in our society promote self-sufficiency, such as social media and entertainment, family values, religion and/or spirituality, Corporate America mindset, sports teams,...
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