Caring For Caregivers
Resources to help reduce some of these stresses caregivers are faced with on a daily basis caring for others.
The Tending Instinct
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.
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.
Caregiver Burden and the Widower Effect
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."
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."
ElderCare Online
Committed to providing an online community where supportive peers and professionals help you improve quality of life for yourself and your elder.
Committed to providing an online community where supportive peers and professionals help you improve quality of life for yourself and your elder.
Self Care For Caregivers
Article by Patricia Katherine Novick - "The caregiver role is extremely stressful; its adverse health consequences are well documented."
Article by Patricia Katherine Novick - "The caregiver role is extremely stressful; its adverse health consequences are well documented."
Blessed Are The Caregivers
Poetry and music break for the caregiver.
Poetry and music break for the caregiver.
Care For Caregivers
Resourceful links from Elder Net.
Resourceful links from Elder Net.
Caregiver.com
Webzine - for caregivers about care giving.
Webzine - for caregivers about care giving.
Writing To Heal
Therapeutic writing course for caregivers
Therapeutic writing course for caregivers
ALZwell Caregiver Support
Caregiver support for anyone involved in the care of someone diagnosed with Dementia or Alzheimers Disease
Caregiver support for anyone involved in the care of someone diagnosed with Dementia or Alzheimers Disease
The Caregivers
Six-part series explores the trials and triumphs of children facing the task of caring for an aging parent.
Six-part series explores the trials and triumphs of children facing the task of caring for an aging parent.