If you’re a family caregiver, you know that providing support for your loved one can feel like a full-time job. Finding a balance between caretaking and other responsibilities can be overwhelming, but with a Respite Provider, your loved one receives the care they need while giving you time to rest and recharge. Respite settings range …
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Jan 07 2020
Community Support: Focus on Respite
It may take a village to raise a child, as the ancient African proverb says, but it also takes a village to support our aging loved ones—especially in ways that sustain us all. Family/informal caregiving of an older adult is one of the most honorable, meaningful, and important roles in our lives. However, when caregivers …
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Feb 26 2019
Recognizing and Preventing Family Caregiver Burnout
By Eileen MacNalich, AMAC At nearly 35 million strong, family caregivers are the nation’s largest unpaid work force. Caregivers for aging parents in particular, are unsung heroes– tasked with providing meaningful relief and doing their best to give these “patients” the fullest lives possible, they often sacrifice huge parts of their own lives in the …
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Feb 06 2018
Training Course Helps Caregivers Thrive
The path of providing care to a loved one can bring unprecedented personal growth and be one of the most rewarding journeys we will take in this life. At the same time, looking at both the big picture as well as the day-today, it is likely to be incredibly demanding. Many caregivers find themselves stretched …
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Feb 14 2017
Be Kind To Yourself
Caregiver Appreciation Day is February 17, 2017! Includes Free Continental Breakfast & Lunch. Guest Caregiver Panel & Guest Speaker, Free Chair Massages & Hand Care, Information Booths, Pampering and Self Care. Hosted at the Greeley Senior Center, 1010 6th Street, Greeley. Please RSVP by February 10th by calling 970-350-9440. Respite Care is provided but must …
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Feb 04 2017
Training Course Helps Caregivers Thrive
Though providing care for an older loved one can be rewarding, it may also be stressful, tiring, and overwhelming. Family caregivers often are puzzled to find that wanting to be there for a frail older loved one doesn’t exempt them from having difficult feelings and being challenged by their responsibilities. But caregiving—walking with a loved …
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