Caring For Caregivers

Author and psychologist , Shelly E. Taylor, has dissected humans' natural leanings toward nurturing and compassion and peered at them ever so closely under the scientist's microscope.

Harvard Medical School study reveals surprising information about couples over age 65: when one partner dies the risk increases for the surviving spouse to die soon after, and even a partner's serious illness can be damaging or fatal for the caregiver spouse. Here are the details on this study of caregiver burden and the "widower effect."

Seek out that soft shoulder to lean on and give yourself a rest.

It can be trying to meet the needs of another person living in your home and also tend to your own self-care. Here are a few tips to keep you in...

Caregiving in America (magazine and Web site) is building the most complete resource network and support system for the millions of people providing care, now and in the future.

Committed to providing an online community where supportive peers and professionals help you improve quality of life for yourself and your elder.

Poetry and music break for the caregiver.

Webzine - for caregivers about care giving.

Therapeutic writing course for caregivers

Caregiver support for anyone involved in the care of someone diagnosed with Dementia or Alzheimers Disease

Six-part series explores the trials and triumphs of children facing the task of caring for an aging parent.

Review of Shelley Taylor's book entitled THE TENDING INSTINCT: How Nurturing Is Essentialto Who We Are and How We Live.