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Caregiving : Family Caregivers
Help for Tough Family Conversations
Peter Milbourn, marketing director at Covenant VillageRight now almost 500,000 leading edge Baby Boomers in Colorado are facing difficult issues about aging. For most of them, it’s not getting older that causes them the most concern; it’s...
Maintaining Strong Relationships in Difficult Times
D’Nelle J. Swagger, Patient Care CoordinatorHealthy relationships are vital in the realm of physical health and recovery. Herbert G. Lingren, an Extension Family Scientist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cooperative Extension offers the...
Tips for the Caregiver of an Alzheimer’s Patient
Karla LaFreniereCaring for a loved one with alzheimer’s disease can be rewarding and a life changing experience. It can also be the most difficult of tasks and can take a serious toll on the mental and...
PACE - Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
The size of our geriatric population is growing. The baby boomers are beginning to age and the younger population is tasked with supporting their health care needs and costs. New, innovative, qu...
Are You a Caregiver For a Loved One
Fran Gray R.NDid you know caregivers have a higher than normal incidence of getting sick? They often become so run down they cannot maintain the stamina to continue caring for another person. ...
The Family Transition Coach: Assisting Baby Boomers and their Aging Parents
LIFE TRANSITIONS, SUCH AS DEALING WITH HEALTH ISSUES, getting divorced, taking care of aging parents, and becoming widowed are part of all of our lives. Everyone is likely to go...
Be Prepared to Care
Kim Trabing, LPNLife isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it is about learning to dance in the rain. It is not easy becoming elderly and dependent on those you love. Nor ...
Red Shoes
Elder Care OptionsI sneak around the corner in my red shoes. If he sees me, he will scold me. I shouldn’t be wearing them, he says. They are dangerous. Maybe he is right, but I love my red shoes. They make...
Coalition on Family Caregiving
Kevin McClarrenDear prospective members: We would like to formally invite and welcome you to join the the Coalition on Family Caregiving. We are in the process of updating our...
The Boomer Dilemma: Grown Kids, Aging Parents
SeniorBridgeThe statistics are alarming. According the Congressional Budget Office, the number of 85-year-olds in the U.S. will grow five times by 2050. Congressional Quarterly Researcher says that one in...