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My Rashomon
The Fearless
Caregiver conferences that we host around the
country usually start with an expert Q and A
panel. On the dais will sit some of the locales
best caregiving experts, from elder attorneys to
care managers, social workers and even doctors.
This group of caregiving leaders is brought together
to answer questions that the audience of family
caregivers may present to them. Once the
conversation starts rolling though, the room takes
on a life of its own, with panelists and audience
members answering each others questions and ideas,
thoughts and wisdom tossed around from all corners
of the room. For me, these are truly some of the
most rewarding moments of the events. I feel
exactly the same way when a newsletter creates the
type of opportunity for us to “share wisdom” with
one another that last week’s email created. The
following responses represent some of the strong
feelings from all sides of the issue as well as
excellent ideas, advice and commentary:
I was so
sorry to hear of your experience with the Home
Health Aide. You are very wise to give advice to
check out any help that is hired as a caregiver….Continue
I am sorry
you had a bad experience with hiring a private
individual to care for your grandparents….Continue
I know the
problem well Gary. I went through a reputable
agency and they sent me some of the most weird
people I'd ever met….Continue
I question why you feel that "good support" can
also be found from independent agents when you have
to…Continue
My thanks to everyone who wrote in about this issue,
I firmly believe that sharing our ideas, practices
and advice with one another is the way we will best
learn to care for our loved ones, clients and
ourselves.
Take care
Gary Barg
Editor-in-Chief
gary@caregiver.com
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Companions Provide Solutions
By: Janet Trakin, Staff Writer
Whether you are seeking rewarding volunteer work or if you live too
far from your loved one to be a caregiver, either becoming a companion
or procuring one for your loved one may be the answer....Continued |
Additional Articles:
Early Alzheimer's
By: Sandra Ray,
Staff Writer
With high profile cases of Alzheimer’s disease
(AD), such as former President Ronald Reagan,
the visibility for the disease is at an all-time
high..
...Continued
Mothering and Daughtering
By:
Kory Sessions-Riseley
She is standing at the kitchen sink ready for church: flowered
skirt, knit top, matching blouse, stockings, comfortable shoes,
makeup. .....Continued
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Caregiving by Men:
A Husband's Perspective
(Part 2 of 3)
By: Seth B. Goldsmith, Sc.D,. J.D.
The concept of diffusion of
innovation is that new clinical treatments are not uniformly adapted
throughout the health system.
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End of Life Tips for Caregivers
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Carenotes |
I have been caring for my Mom
for 5 years with assistance 3
days a week, 3 hours a day. Most
often the help is unreliable and
certainly not trained properly.
I never go out without feeling
anxious. Additionally, there are
no home health aides willing to
work weekends so my social life
is non existent. I have decided
to enlist the help of a live in
but there is absolutely no room
in our home to accommodate such
a person. A friend mentioned the
possibility of having an RV,
mobile home, or trailer put on
our property. Have any of you
used such an option or heard of
it? If not, what are your
feelings about this? An addition
to our existing home is not
possible. Any and all feedback
is greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much!!!
G
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