How to Ensure You're Aging with Vitality, Grace and Confidence by the Star-Telegram

If it hasn’t happened already, it will. If you have aging parents, one day, sooner or later, you will assume responsibility for making daily decisions...

Four years ago, I won the first place prize to become a caregiver. Little did I know that I would win this prize, but after being nominated for...

Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions. It is estimated that 5.4 million Americans are affected by Alzheimer’s every year.

Nine years ago, I would not have thought caregiving was rewarding. One day I was working a job I loved, the next I was a full-time...

Occasionally, as you journey through life, you meet someone who makes such a lasting impression and has such an impact on your life, that you’re...

Do parents of children with special needs and empathy burnout go hand-in-hand? One mom talks about how she copes with empathy burnout while caring for her two young boys.

Original article by Rachael Wonderlin, Director of Memory Care at Blue Harbor Senior Living.

For anyone who missed our recent “Fall Prevention Part II – Impact, Assessment and Hidden Risks” webinar, presented by Barbara E. West, RN, MSN, CWOCN of Capital Nursing Education, you can find the recording and presentation slides here. According to the Centers for Disease Control, every year 1 out of every 3 adults age 65… Continue reading Video: Fall Prevention Part II – Impact, Assessment and Hidden Risks

Shield HealthCare 2014 Caregiver Story Contest Finalist Story by Kathy Lofton. It was intuition, perhaps the­ parental-child...