Long Distance Caregiving
Articles for Long Distance Caregivers
Confessions of a Sometimes Caregiver
My mother, an 86-year-old widow, lives alone in a small town in the farming country of central Kansas.
Soaring Through a Family Meeting
A family meeting to discuss how to best handle a loved one’s declining health has the potential to build bridges or create divisions among family members.
The Only Child Caregiver’s Career
I am one among millions of statistically likely only-child caregivers working on my own to provide care within the caregiving community.
Long Distance Caregiving: Assessing Needs
It is easy for most people to notice when a loved one is slipping, such as in their declining care in appearance, personal hygiene, home organization, etc.
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How to Help a Loved One With Diabetes When You Live Far Apart
Managing diabetes is not easy, whether a person has just been diagnosed or has been living with diabetes for many years. Family support can help a person with diabetes manage everyday tasks and deal with changes in care over time.
Helping From Far Away
Because Americans have become such a transient culture, adult children are now finding themselves having to deal with an ever-growing crisis: taking on the new-found role as long-distance caregiver.
James Gathany
Caregiving through a Doctor’s Eyes
Caregiving is universal. It knows no boundaries of age, race, religion, profession or economic status. Caregiving will touch all of our lives at some point along the way.
Thank You, Mom
I saw it as she sat at my dining room table. Portable file emptied of medical bills and prescription drug plan information, spread out over the table top and on chair seats. I was working in my home office ....
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Look for the Signs
When caring for an aging parent or relative from afar, it can be hard to know when your help is needed. Sometimes, your parent will ask for help. Or, the sudden start of a severe illness will make it clear that assistance is needed.
Senior Move Managers
Many companies are popping up around the country, offering practical assistance to long-distance caregivers and compassion to the loved ones needing to change location.
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8 Tips for Long-Distance Caregiving
Are you caring for someone from far away? Check out these tips to make your job a little easier:
Long-Distance Caregiving: Tips for Success
Experienced caregivers recommend that you learn as much as you can about your family member or friend's illness, medicines, and resources that might be available. Information can help you understand what is going on, ...
Home for the Holidays
Many of us live far away from our families. The holidays are times when we reconnect with our loved ones. Holidays are an opportunity to take an objective look at how the seniors in our families are coping. Take time to notice if things have changed.
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Cost, Uncertainty and Stress Plague Long-Distance Caregivers
Being a long-distance caregiver is incredibly stressful and frustrating. It’s difficult locating and vetting caregivers from a distance and the National Institute on Aging says there are approximately 7 million people in the United States ...
