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Is Your Senior with Alzheimer’s Starting to Wander? Here's How You Can Help

Wandering is more common in people with Alzheimer’s disease than many families realize. The idea that their family member might simply wander off alone can be terrifying, though. What helps the most is to establish a plan for preventing wandering and helping seniors with Alzheimer’s disease to remain as safe as possible. Alzheimer’s care providers...

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Five Ideas for When Family Caregivers Feel Tired and Need a Lift

It’s so easy for family caregivers to forget about their own need to rest. The problem with that is that pushing through just lets stress build and can lead directly to burnout. When family caregivers feel tired and need to do something to lift their spirits, some of these ideas might be just the ticket....

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Six Tips for Caring for Aging Adults When it’s Difficult

Caring for aging family members is a massive task. As the situation changes, like with worsening health or other issues, the whole situation becomes even more complicated. Something else that complicates everything is that seniors find it difficult to navigate the emotional end of all of this. That can cause them to turn down help,...

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What Does Self-care for Caregivers Look Like?

Everybody is talking about self-care, but it’s easy to misinterpret what self-care truly is. There’s a lot of talk of sleep and pedicures, but that’s not the heart and soul of self-care. What self-care truly is varies for everyone, but the basics include ensuring that you’ve got what you need to keep doing the things...

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