WHAT BREXIT MEANS TO UK CAREGIVERS AND WHY POLICY MATTERS EVERYWHERE
News feeds are awash in stories of the BREXIT referendum debacle in the UK. Weak and deceitful campaigns on both sides of the argument about whether to leave the European…
Donna Thomson
WHAT BREXIT MEANS TO UK CAREGIVERS AND WHY POLICY MATTERS EVERYWHERE
News feeds are awash in stories of the BREXIT referendum debacle in the UK. Weak and deceitful campaigns on both sides of the argument about whether to leave the European…
Helping Someone Apply for Social Security Disability Benefits
A Guest Post by Donna FitzgeraldAs a caregiver, it’s likely you’ve helped to fill out and assisted with mountains of important paperwork. If you are caring for a loved one…
Helping Someone Apply for Social Security Disability Benefits
A Guest Post by Donna FitzgeraldAs a caregiver, it’s likely you’ve helped to fill out and assisted with mountains of important paperwork. If you are caring for a loved one…
ABOUT SPECIAL DADS
This Sunday is Father's Day. In the realm of disability and family, we talk most often about mothers. But today, I would like to say a few words about what…
ABOUT SPECIAL DADS
This Sunday is Father's Day. In the realm of disability and family, we talk most often about mothers. But today, I would like to say a few words about what…
A Stranger Asks, "So, Do You Work?"
A stranger asks, "What do you do?". They really mean, 'do you WORK?'. When you reply that you care for a loved one, they look past your shoulder, scanning the…
A Stranger Asks, “So, Do You Work?”
A stranger asks, "What do you do?". They really mean, 'do you WORK?'. When you reply that you care for a loved one, they look past your shoulder, scanning the…
How Local Communities Can Help Caregivers
If you imagine a caregiver at the beginning of a care journey, he or she might be represented as a dot on the map of a neighbourhood. She would be…
How Local Communities Can Help Caregivers
If you imagine a caregiver at the beginning of a care journey, he or she might be represented as a dot on the map of a neighbourhood. She would be…
Defeating Frailty One Step at a Time
By Lisa Price, M.D.When we think of aging, we often think of slowing down, getting tired easily, doing less, and a lesser ability to bounce back from an illness or…
Defeating Frailty One Step at a Time
By Lisa Price, M.D.When we think of aging, we often think of slowing down, getting tired easily, doing less, and a lesser ability to bounce back from an illness or…
Applying a Business Plan to Family Caregiving Gives Comfort to All
Family caregiving: a powerful and touching way for you to give back and express all the hope, love, and support that your loved ones have given you when you were…
Applying a Business Plan to Family Caregiving Gives Comfort to All
Family caregiving: a powerful and touching way for you to give back and express all the hope, love, and support that your loved ones have given you when you were…
NEW DRIVERLESS CARS COULD ENERGIZE THE ELDERLY
Maria is a frequent guest blogger here at The Caregivers' Living Room. Today, I'm thrilled that she's chosen to write about driverless cars, largely because my Mom wants one -…
NEW DRIVERLESS CARS COULD ENERGIZE THE ELDERLY
Maria is a frequent guest blogger here at The Caregivers' Living Room. Today, I'm thrilled that she's chosen to write about driverless cars, largely because my Mom wants one -…
THE PROBLEM WITH HOME CARE
Let me tell you a story. I have a friend who has a graduate degree, who loves her privacy but also dinner with friends and who loves to read as…
THE PROBLEM WITH HOME CARE
Let me tell you a story. I have a friend who has a graduate degree, who loves her privacy but also dinner with friends and who loves to read as…