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After a hospitalization or surgical procedure, the doctor may recommend a short-term rehab stay prior to when the person returns home....

Sinking into a soothing, warm bubble bath at the conclusion of a stressful day and stepping into a hot, invigorating shower first thing...

Empathy is, naturally, an essential characteristic of effective caregiving. The ability to put yourself in another individual's shoes...

What’s your first thought when you see an elderly person in a wheelchair? Do you see that person as less-than, someone in need of being...

It is hard to admit but even harder to avoid. Feeling tired of your role as family caregiver is a very common response to spending so...

Unless you have had to use beverage thickeners for dysphagia, you most likely have not given much thought to the various textures and...

People around you may be resolving to lose 10 pounds, eat healthier, and exercise more, but as a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s,...

It has been several months since you’ve had the opportunity for a nice, long visit with Mom. Now that the holidays are here, you’ll have...

Finding a cure for Alzheimer’s has become as tangled as the tau threads long considered to be the core cause of the disease. But now,...

We all have good days and bad days, and we are all entitled to a little crankiness or negative thinking every so often. If you care for...

Remember the first time you finally learned the order of the colors of the rainbow? Many of us were introduced to Roy G. Biv to master...

It may be ironic, but spending a great deal of time caring for another person can also cause you to feel incredibly alone. The hard fact...

The Care Company can provide an at-home caregiver in Toronto or surrounding areas that helps family caregivers manage their caregiving time.

Trusting someone else to care for someone you love isn’t easy, especially if it’s an older family member who needs care. Whether at home...

Many of today’s seniors were raised during the Great Depression. They lived through a period of time when the nation was pinching pennies...

Memory loss and dementia might seem synonymous. On the contrary, though, long-term memory often stays intact far into the progression of...

From the moment you woke up this morning to the end of your day, you’ve given your best to the aging loved one you care for. You provided...

In a perfect world, our family relationships would all be helpful and positive. We would manage transitional times smoothly,...

We’re always writing notes to ourselves throughout the day: appointments, shopping lists, meetings, events, to-do reminders…the list goes...

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” – Dr. Seuss, The Lorax If you care for your...