Latest Posts
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Action Items for Dementia Caregivers
Part two on being a caregiver for dementia patients. This post focuses on action items.
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Expectations and Perspectives on Caring for Dementia Patients
Part one of two posts focusing on caring for dementia patients. This post focuses on progression of the…
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You’re going to need long term care.
Health insurance does not pay for long term care. Start preparing now.
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Caregiver retaliation
A question from a family member concerned with caregiver retaliation, and some stories to go with it.
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Should you tip your caregivers?
To tip, or not to tip, that is the question.
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For the caregiver
Managing and preventing caregiver fatigue.
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Advanced Directives
A nurse’s take on advanced directives and CPR. This tool can help you help yourself and your family…
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The Notebook
Whether you’re the patient or the patient’s family member, keeping a notebook and a pen as tools for…
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Comfort care
Introduction If you’re reading this one, you’ve probably had to make a very hard and very reasonable decision.…
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Palliative Care
There’s a lot of confusion about palliative care. If you’ve read my blog post about comfort care, you’ll…