How to Handle Changes in Your Loved One's Health
As caregivers, we witness and engage with the ebbs and flows of our care recipient's daily life. But knowing isn't always believing. I...
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Elisabeth Logan
May 18, 20222 min
How To Ensure You Never Miss A Call For Help
Each workday starts in the makeshift office next to my mother's bedroom. Before starting my day, I peek into my mother's room to check...
Elisabeth Logan
Apr 11, 20225 min
8 Ways to Advocate for Your Parent with Their Health Care Team
As a caregiver for your parent, it is probable you are communicating with their physicians and are active in their daily medical regimen....
Elisabeth Logan
Feb 28, 20224 min
How to Deal with Your Mother's Refusal for Health Treatment and Try for Consent
For the last six months, my mother has been coughing and struggling with her breathing. The doctor prescribed the use of oxygen at night. ...
Elisabeth Logan
Feb 14, 20223 min
What To Do When the Unthinkable Happens
What would happen to my mother if I died before her? I have been pondering this question for the last few weeks. My estate papers were...
Elisabeth Logan
Feb 11, 20226 min
6 Essential Legal and 11 Non-Legal Documents for Your Caregiving Toolbox.
And How to Complete them with Care and Empathy. Over the course of your caregiving journey, you will need to assist your loved one in...
Elisabeth Logan
Jan 27, 20221 min
10 Tips for Family Caregivers
Seek support from other caregivers. You are not alone! Take care of your own health so that you can be strong enough to take care of your...
Elisabeth Logan
Jan 24, 20226 min
Everything You Need to Know About Medicare Before Enrolling
As a caregiver advocate for your parent, there are a myriad of things you’ll need to figure out in order to navigate your caregiving...
Elisabeth Logan
Dec 29, 20214 min
These Self-Care Strategies Can Help Caregivers Cope With Burnout
(We found this to be a very compelling and helpful story. Feel free to read below or link from here: These Self-Care Strategies Can Help...
Elisabeth Logan
Aug 23, 20215 min
Help! My Mother is Driving Me Crazy!
How to self-manage at the peak of frustration while caregiving. Although I often feel guilty about reaching this point, I know that we...
Elisabeth Logan
Aug 23, 20215 min
What to Do When Your Caregiver Quits
Tips for establishing a plan of action for replacing your caregiver when they quit suddenly and the difficulties of finding a qualified...
Elisabeth Logan
Aug 2, 20215 min
Simple Self-Care Tips When The Call Comes...
In the caregiver community, it’s a known fact that another caregiver’s experience can shed light and bring value to your own experience....
Elisabeth Logan
Aug 2, 202113 min
Caregiver Glossary: Acronyms & Terms
Originally posted by AARP November18, 2019 Here are more than 75 terms that caregivers are likely to encounter: • Activities of daily...
Elisabeth Logan
Jul 21, 20215 min
Seven Ways to Successfully Onboard Your New Caregiver
If you think you might have found the right caregiver who's the ideal fit for your loved one's personality type, you're very fortunate....
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