by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Jul 30, 2021 | Caregiver Support, Safety, Sentinel Articles
Is it time to step in and take a more active role in your parents’ daily lives? This question of aging and risk represents a common quandary experienced by adult children when their parents’ daily routines begin to change due to alterations in physical health,...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Dec 14, 2020 | Aging, Caregiver Support, Sentinel Articles
Holiday season is often a time when out-of-town children visit their parents for the first time in a while and notice that one of their parents has declined since they last saw them, and caregiving stress is improving. COVID-19 has made traveling more difficult for...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Dec 1, 2020 | Caregiver Support, Family Living, Sentinel Articles
2020 has provided all of us with a greater appreciation for the presence of loved ones in our lives, familiar routines, and financial stability. These aspects of daily life may regularly require adjustment for individuals serving as family caregivers. A...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Nov 20, 2020 | Alzheimer's and Dementia, Caregiver Support, Sentinel Articles
Last week’s column discussed the concept of loss and our response of grief to the absence of someone or something important to us ( https://keystoneelderlaw.com/end-of-life/grief-and-the-path-forward/ ). There are some situations in life which cause grief which is...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Oct 13, 2020 | Caregiver Support, Sentinel Articles
Rest is often an elusive concept for caregivers. The opportunity to rest in the midst of caregiving is called “respite,” and is generally thought of as a program or service which relieves a caregiver of direct responsibility for the care recipient for a designated...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Feb 24, 2020 | Aging, Caregiver Support, Sentinel Articles
Family caregivers of older adults demonstrate extraordinary love despite the challenges of this role. Some people fall into a caregiving role gradually, for example an adult child who begins to occasionally assist a parent with tasks such as household maintenance and...
