A senior mother and her daughter relish the comforts of home and routine after a busy day. The post The Recipe for a Simple Life appeared first on Caregiver Stress ..read more

Memories surface and fade for a senior with dementia, as she views photographs of her life. The post One Thing to Hold Onto appeared first on Caregiver Stress ..read more

I’m sitting in my bedroom, on a turquoise velvet chaise lounge I crammed into the corner, despite there being no real space for it. I needed space for myself, and this feminine divan seemed like the perfect foundation piece for creating a private retreat, a place I could retire to at any hour to read,… The post The Lesson of the Intrepid Hollyhock Flower appeared first on Caregiver Stress ..read more

A family caregiver talks about the uncertainties of everyday life while caring for a senior parent. The post Coping with the Unpredictable Life of Caregiving appeared first on Caregiver Stress ..read more

Planning and assistance help a family caregiver enjoy a respite from her caregiving responsibilities. The post Taking a Staycation appeared first on Caregiver Stress ..read more

A family caregiver’s love and patience helps diffuse moment of frustration for her senior mother. The post The Opposite of Failure appeared first on Caregiver Stress ..read more

A family caregiver finds both her and her senior mother’s lives can be improved by hiring a caregiver to help. The post I Feel Pampered appeared first on Caregiver Stress ..read more

A family caregiver finds time to solve several caregiving problems while shopping for her senior mother. The post The Zen of Grocery Shopping appeared first on Caregiver Stress ..read more

I’m like everybody else. I go about my business day after day, and eventually I begin to take things for granted. It’s not a conscious lapse, but it happens. Sometimes it takes some effort to remember to appreciate the little things in life. Sometimes, it requires a disaster. That’s how it went down last week.… The post That Silver Lining? It’s Real appeared first on Caregiver Stress ..read more

A family caregiver shares her many experiences providing care for her senior mother in their home. The post This Crazy Thing Called Caregiving appeared first on Caregiver Stress ..read more