Respite care is a great opportunity when a caregiver willingly seeks it out. Often times we end up talking ourselves out of why it's important or convincing ourselves we can get by without it. I think this happens for a number of reasons - a few being support and information on how to keep their own safety with that of their loved ones in check, managing their own stress, navigating multiple levels of care from medical or legal paperwork to learning nursing skills. All can be

Hello Everybody! I am so glad you are here with me today. I am the Proactive Caregiver and I specialize in educating others on how to be proactive by empowering YOU - the caregiver. If you cannot take care of yourself, then you cannot take care of your loved one. I shared with you in previous blogs and Podcast shows how we dismissed many of Mom's early signs of Dementia because of her Manic Depressive Bipolar tendencies. Another reason was that we knew so little about Dementi

Hello Everybody! I am so glad you are here with me today. I am the Proactive Caregiver and I specialize in educating others on how to be proactive by empowering YOU - the caregiver. If you cannot take care of yourself, then you cannot take care of your loved one. Alright, ladies and gentlemen, we are about to get into yet another area that I think is forgotten in terms of self-care. Financial planning is a very important part of self-care because it helps to alleviate stress.

Hello Everybody! I am so glad you are here with me today. I am the Proactive Caregiver and I specialize in educating others on how to be proactive by empowering YOU - the caregiver. If you cannot take care of yourself, then you cannot take care of your loved one. Part of self-care often begins with peace of mind. Many years ago as I sat at Mom's kitchen table with an elder care attorney, she asked to remain in her home as long as possible as we created caregiver compliance do