Blog Archive

“It would be so nice if something would make sense for a change.” Her quote may be 64 years old (to the day), and our normal land may have less madness and magic than her Wonderland, but young Alice had a good point that’s just as relevant to us today. Frankly, it’s not difficult to... Read more

While taking a recent trip, I noticed a Grandfather and Grandson sitting on a picnic table at the rest area and they had their map wide open talking about their trip.  As they got up, the grandson carried the map to the car and got into the front passengers seat or navigators seat.  Wow what... Read more

Quality home care requires the inclusion of the elderly person’s entire support system–it must be family-centered. In order to meet the needs of the senior the care plan should include the thoughts, perceptions and needs of the family members. Unfortunately, too often, family caregivers’ needs and their insights are overlooked in the implementation of home... Read more

Greetings one and all! I hope you are doing well and loving life. Once again, I invite you to take a deep breath, pour a cup of coffee or hot tea, and relax. No doubt, you need a little break in the action, right? As a caregiver, I imagine you approach the journey like the... Read more

Providing health care services has the potential to be stressful under any circumstances. If you support that statement, you must agree that attitude has a lot to do with how you handle your situation. Stress is a general term that includes the physical, behavioral, emotional and cognitive responses that an individual makes to a disruptive... Read more

Have you ever felt like a good night’s sleep is simply out of reach for you? Do you have difficulty falling asleep, finding yourself tossing and turning, counting sheep, or sleeping fitfully? If you are like me, then you have probably experienced sleepless nights, in fact most people have experienced what’s known as acute insomnia,... Read more

Greetings one and all! I hope you are doing well and loving life. Once again, I invite you to take a deep breath, pour a cup of coffee or hot tea, and relax. Today, I want to chat about the systems within which caregiving occurs—our families. Our families—good, bad, or indifferent—play a critical role in... Read more