Care Giving Secrets – Ways to Encourage Clients and Prevent Caregiver Burnout “The world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” ~Albert Einstein The Heart of Caregiving is basically, part of the important discipline of nursing; caring in a loving and professional way. The principles [...]

Stressors You Might Experience When Caring For the Elderly There are many reasons why family members are looking after their own family instead of putting them into a Nursing Home. Yet if you speak to carers you will soon realise that there are many days when the work load is too hard and the support [...]

What are We Afraid of? Caregiver Fears…Rational or Otherwise When you become a caregiver, your life changes forever. You cannot recapture the past, and in facing an unknown future, you may be overcome by fear. My own experience proved I was so busy trying to be the best caregiver possible for my father, that I [...]

Surviving Eldercare: Where Their Needs End and Yours Begin Author: Ellen Besso When you are caring for anyone whose physical or mental condition is not going to improve it is wearisome and draining, despite the passion you bring to the task. The importance of care for you has to be taken seriously. In her book [...]

Battling the Caregiver Blues Caregiving can be a lonely task. Day after day spent caring for another person can lead to feelings of isolation and exclusion. With no one else to talk to, no one to appreciate the small sacrifices you make on a daily basis, it’s no wonder that depression is very common among [...]

Alzheimer’s Care Giving While Maintaining Your Own Health Just for a moment I want you to imagine that you are coming out of a very deep sleep. If you have ever had surgery try to remember the way you felt as you were trying to make sense of things as you awoke. As you imagine [...]

Perspectives for Caregivers Suggestions to Empower You Admit to yourself that the role of caregiver can be tedious, tiring and time-consuming. It can be highly unrewarding when the people we care for are in a state of decline. Our efforts will not improve their condition. Accept this and believe that despite this your presence has [...]