Managing Daily Tasks: The Secret to Successful Caregiving
Whether you are a caregiver tending to the needs of your loved one at home, or a personal aide worki...
Whether you are a caregiver tending to the needs of your loved one at home, or a personal aide worki...
Bless caregivers, because most people couldn’t take the stress of their job. Not everyone is built t...
Safety is a priority. We cannot overemphasize this in healthcare. Caregivers and other healthcare w...
Caregivers are important assets to the healthcare industry. They toil endlessly to make patients as ...
Muscle weakness is quite common. It can develop over time or appear suddenly. When a person is weak,...
Caregivers play a significant role in healthcare. The way they care for others as well as themselves...
It is basic human nature to fight stress because too many difficulties in a person's life can easily...
Visual impairment can perhaps be one of the most challenging physical disabilities a person could ha...
Mary is a 65-year old diabetic patient. She has visible wounds on her feet that are healing very slo...
There are many qualities a caregiver should have and one of the most important is the ability to pay...
When patients are in a terminal stage of illness, they experience a lot of physical and emotional pa...
One in every four older Americans fall each year. Because of falls, one older adult dies every 19 mi...
Communicating with loved ones or clients who have dementia may seem challenging, but a few simple gu...
Paralysis is a loss of function, sensation, and control of a body part. It is often the result of st...
Caregivers’ struggles are real. And there isn’t a workday without certain challenges in patient care...
Incontinence is the lack of voluntary control of urination or defecation. Some 25 million adult Amer...
Caregiving is a rewarding job, and just like any other occupation, it comes with its own set of chal...
It’s a common situation: A family is scattered across the country while one person, because of locat...
More and more adults are aging alone with multiple chronic diseases and live far away from relatives...
One of the things that make caregiving a rewarding job is the promise of a rich experience. The less...
Pain is both a friend and enemy. It warns us that something is wrong with the body that warrants imm...
Cancer is a scary word. Often, “the Big C” is incurable, and the journey toward prolonging and impro...
A caregiver's day is riddled with overwhelming tasks, and it’s easy to get engrossed in your to-do l...
Caregiving is not all challenges and backaches. If you are thinking of becoming a caregiver or have ...
About 30 million lives in the US are affected by diabetes—roughly more than 9% of the entire populat...
Whether you are a caregiver tending to the needs of your loved one at home, or personal aide working...
Feeding and keeping a client hydrated are built-in skills for caregivers. When caregivers serve clie...
Caregiving is such a rewarding job, but it takes a special kind of devotion and stamina to be able t...
While on the job, caregivers will care for clients with many different health conditions, and as car...
Every day, caregivers provide help to others: family members, friends, and clients. They give from t...
Whether you are a caregiver caring for a loved one, or someone working in home health or a facility,...
Safety is always a priority. This is a basic principle of human survival, even more so in the health...
Hip injuries and diseases are very common in older people. Fractures in the hip happen to about nine...
Caregivers serve as the healthcare team’s eyes and ears when it comes to patient care, as they stay ...
By nature, we value our independence as human beings, whether as an individual or as a country. We f...
Crime investigation movies or TV series are always a hit. If you are a fan of this genre, you most p...
A sense of purpose triggers survival instincts in human beings. It’s why you wake up every morning w...
Challenges are part of everyday life. For caregivers, the problems they face are different than ordi...
People seek medical attention because they want their health issues addressed. But as they go throug...
Caregivers are often their patient’s lifeline, performing what the patient cannot do on their own. ...
“Music As Medicine” is a compelling article in the American Psychological Association magazine, Moni...
What is pneumonia? ...
Pain is a hallmark symptom of many diseases and is the most common reason why patients seek medical ...
Caregiving is a special calling. It is more than providing assistance to a patient and goes beyond h...
Caregivers do a lot in a day. By “a lot,” we mean muscle work from the beginning of the shift to the...
Death and dying are a part of human life. But those who provide care just see it more often. As a fa...
Caregiving is an epic journey, not because of its all inspiring stories, but because its ups and dow...
Communication is quite the buzzword in healthcare. It’s said that faulty communication is the reason...
Caregiving will not be complete without assisting the patient in performing activities of daily livi...
If you are a caregiver wishing to make your life easier by doing just one thing for a start, try med...
A caregiver’s day is never dull. If anything, it is full of surprises, challenges, and life lessons....
AI, or artificial intelligence, in healthcare is all over the news and the internet. Each year, the ...
How important to you is your Independence? How important is it to be able to do what you want, when ...
If you are a caregiver wishing to make your life easier by doing just one thing for a start, try med...
Death and dying are a part of human life. But those who provide care just see it more often. As a fa...
One of the caregiver’s most important responsibilities is keeping the patient’s skin intact and heal...
Caregiving is not for the faint of heart, because of the extraordinary challenges that come with the...
Caregivers do a lot in a day. By “a lot,” we mean muscle work from the beginning of the shift to the...
Each year, about 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke. Currently, it is the leading cause of long-term ...
Caregivers play a significant role in healthcare. The way they care for others as well as themselves...
Are you part of a team that takes care of patient needs? If you are a caregiver working in a nursing...
A caregiver who cares for a dying patient goes above and beyond to ensure that the patient would rec...
“How’s life as a caregiver?” a friend asks Frieda, a mother of three who is also taking care of her ...
While caregiving has its rewards and special moments, it can also be a source of stress and anxiety....
Lack of sleep makes everything worse. When patients don’t get enough rest or adequate sleep cycles, ...
Being the primary caregiver to someone you love is a daunting task. The love you feel for your fami...
The dictionary defines a caregiver as “a person who cares for someone who is sick or disabled.” But ...
Every day, 15 million unpaid caregivers in the U.S. help Alzheimer’s patients with daily activities....
No two people are alike, and all healthcare workers should be aware of that. Patients come with diff...
If you’re a caregiver and need to perform an unfamiliar task, what would you do? ...
Every day, someone is called to serve as a caregiver. According to AARP, about 43.5 million people w...
For many people, the heart is believed to be at the center of life itself. When someone is excited o...
Working as a caregiver you will care for patients with different conditions, among which may be hear...
If you are a caregiver wishing to make your life easier by doing just one thing for a start, try med...
Alzheimer’s disease, a type of dementia, is an all-encompassing medical condition. It affects every ...
If you like watching movies, chances are you’ve seen many scenes where a character goes for a physic...
Bed sores, sometimes called pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers, are a kind of skin breakdown caused...
Coping with the stress of caregiving can feel impossible at times. What if you had a way to get thro...
Do you have patients who do not participate in their own care? How do you manage? Do you find it dif...
“People who have had little self-reflection live life in a huge reality blind spot.” Bryant McGill...
Millennials . . . they are the people born between the early 80s to the late 90s....
Caring for a cancer patient is a challenging journey. Cancer patients can undergo many different tre...
All too often, especially for older patients, insomnia is a formidable enemy that leaves them feelin...
Caregiving is a lot of work. Caregivers often feel overwhelmed with loads of tasks, and it’s easy to...
Working as a caregiver you will care for patients with different conditions, among which may be hear...
There are about 44 million Americans who perform caregiving duties for older people and persons with...
“How’s life as a caregiver?” a friend asks Frieda, a mother of three who is also taking care of her ...
Cancer is a terrifying ordeal for any patient, especially if they undergo the primary treatment, che...
We call them heroes. Veterans guard the lines so that we can sleep in peace at night. They risk thei...
COVID-19 is a new disease that is especially unfavorable to older adults who have the greatest risk ...
It’s no secret that people are living longer. A baby born today can expect to live until ninety. Peo...
Sleep is the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together. - Thomas Dekker...
To most people, waking up each morning means seeing everything around you again; your family, the vi...