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BEST RX FOR CAREGIVER BURNOUT

YOU ONLY THINK YOU CAN HANDLE IT
I wish I had better news than what I am about to tell you.  My prescription for caregiver burnout is the last thing you want to hear. I wish it was a pill, a massage, eating right, or Me time.  Those all may help.  Sadly, the best way to manage care giver burnout is EXERCISE.  Sorry.  I wish you could simply flop on the sofa.
I took on the family caregiver role voluntarily. I had the ability to be to be calm, poised, and an ace in a crisis.  I never lost my… More

The New Elder is Moving, + “Group Homes & Holiday Presents”

Within the next month I will be merging TheNewElder.com with our sister site, ElderAuthority.com.  You will be able to access all the old content of TheNewElder plus the new content of ElderAuthority.
I am posting an article each and everyday on ElderAuthority.com.  In time there will be a mass of valid information that can be accessed from any place in the world–free.   I hope it will be the place people go for help when they are suddenly thrust into caregiving or face… More

COPING STRATEGIES FOR STRESS–BY THE BEST

Wisdom and humor from the late, great George Carlin.  Caregivers: Print out this list and keep it where you can see it.

Throw out nonessential numbers:  age, weight, and height.
Keep only cheerful friends.  The grouches pull you down.
Keep learning.
Enjoy the simple things.
Laugh often and loud.
Endure, grieve, and move on.
Be alive while you are alive.
Surround yourself with what you love: family, friends, music, art,  pets, chocolates.
Your home is your refuge.
Cherish… More

GROUP HOME JOBS AND HOLIDAY PRESENTS

GROUP HOME PROFESSIONALS AND SUPPORT STAFF
My mother lived at Lexington Place, a group home in Dallas, for the last 16 months of her life.   The number of residents varied from six to nine.  The staff worked in three shifts to provide around-the-clock coverage.  One aide worked the 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. shift.
There were three to five certified nursing aides (CNA’s) who managed the hours from six a.m. to 10. pm.  This group helped with most of the ADL’s (Activities… More

CAREGIVER STRESS

Someone needs to care for the caregiver.  Sometimes the only person around is you.  Here are some practical suggestions

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