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Queen Latifah Shares Her Caregiving Story with AARP

“It was a little scary at first, but as caregivers, we had to figure it out.” We like to say “We’re in it together,” because when it comes to caregiving, certain experiences are universal. Such as the pressures and anxieties involved in learning to care for somebody who has always cared for us. While every family...

Dear Alzheimer's Caregivers: You Are Not Alone

As a caregiver, I often feel alone. But when you’re at the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, you realize you’re not; you’re fighting this disease with hundreds of thousands of other people. –Daisy D. Caregiving is rewarding, to be sure. But as we’ve noted several times, it can be a lonely existence. That’s even more apparent when caring...

Improving Family Dynamics by Acknowledging Caregiver Personas

When you first start taking care of an aging parent or loved one it can, we know from experience, be an unnerving, even scary process. 5 Overarching Caregiver Personality Types Our research on caregiver isolation and family dynamics has yielded some insights on how the members of caregiving teams work together. We understand the challenges...