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Category Archives: Life Transitions
Celebrating our Mothers
May is here and that means nice weather, flowers in bloom and Mother’s Day! Mother’s Day is celebrated world wide but in the United States it’s on the second Sunday in May. We celebrate the women in our lives … Continue reading
Posted in celebration, health, healthy living at home, Help at Home, History, Life Transitions, Mother's Day, Mothers, nursing home, safety
Tagged celebrate, Help at HOme, Mother's Day, Mothers
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How to Handle Long-Distance Caregiving
Being a caregiver can be a difficult task, especially if you’re doing it long-distance. How do you know if help is needed? How can you help from far away? How can you tell if your loved on is being taken … Continue reading
Posted in Caregiving, communication, elder abuse, elderly, encouragement, Healthcare Decisions, home care, Life Transitions, Long-Distance Caregiving, senior in-home health care
Tagged Caregiver, Caregiver.com, elder abuse, financial assistance, geriatric care managers, Long-Distance Caregiving, National Institute on Aging, neglect
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Tips on Managing the Holidays in the Midst of Grief
On Sunday at church the minister invited the children to the front for the children’s message. He asked them to write or draw something they are thankful for and they used the slips of paper of their thankful thoughts … Continue reading
Posted in celebration, cope, coping during the holidays, coping with grief, encouragement, grief, grief and the holidays, holidays, Hospice, Life Transitions
Tagged bereavement, celebration, Christmas, cope, coping during the holidays, coping with grief, encouragement, grief, grief and the holidays, holidays, hospice, life transitions
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7 tips to ease the anxiety of visiting someone who is in a nursing home
I came across a random fact last week in training that suggested that 50% of residents in nursing homes do not get visitors. It made me think why? Is it because we as family members do not care or … Continue reading
Posted in communication, elderly, Life Transitions, nursing home, visiting a nursing home
Tagged communication, elderly, life transitions, maintaining relationships, nursing home, visiting a nursing home
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Reflecting on our grief journey…
Life experience is our best teacher for many things, especially grief. You might be saying that you have not had a lot of deaths in your life experience but grief and loss can be related to life transitions. Have … Continue reading