This may be silly topic to start the year off with, but I am sure many of you are now experiencing the benefits of taking a break, albeit a short one, over the Christmas period. It is very easy to just keep pushing yourself and wait for the “right time” to take a break, so […]
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When fractured families make life difficult for parents
This very common occurrence can cause major distress for many families. It is difficult to understand why a loving family can sometimes turn on those that love them, but it is unbelievably common. This all becomes more apparent around Christmas time. Being isolated or forgotten at Christmas is all to common an occurrence and causes sadness, […]
Learning Styles Across Cultures
I came across an article in a Training & Development Magazine. It is written by Sean O’Tool who works with Australia’s largest employer of Aboriginal people and it is about understanding the difference between traditional culture learning and mainstream western culture learning. He received a Churchill Scholarship to investigate best practices of teaching indigenous people in New […]
A Caregiver’s Guide To Preventing PTSD
Can you get PTSD from caregiving? If so, how do you minimize the risk of becoming affected by this disorder? Did you ever think you would be at risk of post traumatic stress disorder just by being the caregiver for a loved one? I bet it didn’t even enter your mind when you took over […]
Is Keeping A Loved One At Home The Best Option?
There are many options available for providing care to a loved one, even if you decide to care for them at home. But a lot of people get caught up with the idea that having them at home is just too much work. They think that if they don’t have the time themselves, nobody will […]
How To Choose The Best Caring Option For Your Loved Ones
When a loved one needs to be taken care of, finding the best way to do so can be nerve-wrecking. You can choose to do it yourself, keep it all between family members, have a professional come over periodically, hire someone full time, send them to a caring facility or even a combination of several of […]
How To Know When It’s Time For Assisted Living
This is a very tricky one because there are no hard and fast rules as to when you need to call in extra support. Rather, there are a broad number of factors that come into play here, so we’ll cover those in depth. It’s important to remember that everyone’s case will be different. But over […]
So You’ve Decided To Place Your Loved One In A Care Facility
Once you reach a point where you can no longer manage caring for you partner or parent… Whether it’s in their home or living with you… it is a heart wrenching decision to finally place them in care. So how can you alleviate this heavy decision? We’ll get to that in this article, plus we’ll […]
How To Protect Personal Items When Your Loved One Goes Into Care
I know it is not all smooth sailing when a loved one is placed into care. Things don’t always happen the way you want them to and, in your (and their) eyes, they can go very wrong sometimes. Throughout all my years working in long term care, I have noticed that the biggest issues that […]
What To Do If You Need To Take A Break From Caring
As I have said in many blogs before, recognizing when you need a break is a hard thing to do. Caring burnout is an insidious condition. Something you just keep doing day in and day out, with little thought or consideration for yourself… until it all comes crashing down on you. That’s why there’s a […]