by Doug Jones | Feb 19, 2020 | Articles, Tips for Family Caregivers
Beth’s Story – Do It ALL Yourself! This is the second of a series of three scenarios of how Family Caregivers respond to the needs of their declining parent. In our last blog, we discussed Adam’s method, which was doing nothing. Today we discuss Beth, who... 
by Doug Jones | Feb 17, 2020 | Articles, Tips for Family Caregivers
Option #1: Ignore the Needs Over the next three days, we will review three scenarios as to how Adult Kids “take care” of the declining Senior in their life. On one side of the spectrum, children ignore the need(s) of their parent(s). On the other hand, some just too... 
by Doug Jones | Mar 20, 2018 | Tips for Family Caregivers
Have you had the discussion with Momma about her preferences? What exactly are Momma’s Preferences? If and when she can’t stay at home by herself any longer, what does she want? Does she want family coming in to help or outside caregivers? Would Momma even... 
by Doug Jones | Mar 7, 2018 | Tips for Family Caregivers
A reader recently asked about the duties of a Family Caregiver. The traditional meaning of the word “duty” implies obligation to someone. My thought, in that case, would be that a Family Caregiver would have no “duties”. Everything that most Family Caregivers do is... 
by Doug Jones | Feb 21, 2018 | Tips for Family Caregivers
If you are the primary caregiver for a declining parent you may wonder sometimes, “Is there anyone else out there?” You may be shouldering ALL of the caregiver burden by yourself. On one hand, you realize that you could possibly get more help. At the same... 
by Doug Jones | Feb 8, 2018 | Tips for Family Caregivers
As a Family Caregiver taking care of a Loved One at home, you’ve probably had many well-meaning friends and family admonish you to Take Care of Yourself. This well-meaning advice may have drawn a number of different reactions. Your reactions may have ranged from... 