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Practical Tips for Family Caregivers


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Our monthly e-newsletter is filled with practical tips for families caring for an older relative.

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2010
July/August 2010
  • Could an adult day program be the answer?
  • How diet affects breathing
  • Travel tips when your loved one is disabled

June/July 2010
  • Accessible national parks
  • Avoiding crises with COPD
  • Making your home safer

May/June 2010
  • Planning for travel with oxygen
  • Review of the CareFinder Assessment Tool
  • When is your loved one too isolated?

April/May 2010
  • Avoiding crises with congestive heart failure
  • Finding positive aspects of aging
  • What is an advance directive?

March/April 2010
  • A clean home: Free services for women with cancer
  • Tax tips for family caregivers
  • Your changing role: Becoming a partner-in-care

February/March 2010
  • How to beat "cabin fever"
  • Making treatment decisions
  • Staying calm: Proven relaxation techniques

January/February 2010
  • Bathing and dementia
  • Can Mom live safely on her own?
  • Reducing salt in Dad's diet

2009
December 2009/January 2010
  • Finding meaning: The healing of torn relations
  • Making the most of family visits
  • When your loved one gets tired easily

November/December 2009
  • A remedy for stress: focus on the rewards of caregiving
  • Managing emotional outbursts
  • What is "power of attorney"?

October/November 2009
  • Getting the most from doctor appointments
  • Is the house too cold?
  • Saving money on meds

September/October 2009
  • How do you know if your loved one is in pain?
  • Is caregiving hazardous to your health?
  • The healing power of music

August/September 2009
  • If you have to go to the Emergency Room
  • Is it Alzheimer's disease?
  • The value of support groups

July/August 2009
  • MyMedSchedule.com
  • Safety tips for summer
  • The healing power of volunteering

June/July 2009
  • Camp Carousel 2009
  • Caregiving with kids
  • Honoring Cancer Survivors Day: How to increase your odds of survival
  • How the course of a condition affects the family

May/June 2009
  • Going on vacation with an elder
  • The healing power of remembrance
  • When Mom wants only you

April/May 2009
  • Have you completed an advance directive?
  • Hospice Hope Run & Walk
  • Balance exercises, an important step in preventing falls
  • Letting others pitch in

March/April 2009
  • Learning to accept help
  • Uncle Sam may have a tax break for you
  • When ice cream is more important than salad

February/March 2009
  • Keeping seniors safe from burns
  • The healing power of a life review
  • Caring for your marriage, also

January/February 2009
  • The new year: A season of hope
  • Overcoming resistance to exercise
  • Costs of caregiving: Sources of help




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