How to Avoid Getting Mired in Caregiver Guilt
By Cindy Connolly6 min read
The geropsychologist who founded Dementia Careblazers says it’s your thinking about a situation, rather than the situation itself, that makes the difference.
Everyday Coping for Caregivers
10 Tips to Stave Off Caregiving-Related Social Isolation
By Cindy Connolly7 min read
A host of health benefits come from maintaining meaningful connections.
5 Ways to Compassionately Approach Alzheimer’s Caregiving
By The Editors2 min read
Be patient, encourage independence and other tips on providing compassionate care to those living with Alzheimer’s.
God Led Her to a Career of Caring for Seniors
By Allie Sgro8 min read
When she lost her child-care job during the pandemic, she found a new calling caring for people living with dementia.
What Prayer Can Do: Divine Nourishment
By Jeannie Hughes2 min read
She was at the end of her rope while looking after her mother with Alzheimer’s. Then this caregiver received an unexpected food delivery.
A Caregiver Is Reassured by the Universal Language of Love
By Luanne Holzloehner5 min read
Her husband changed as his dementia advanced, but a tender gesture proved he still cared.
5 Lessons from a Long-Term Alzheimer’s Caregiver
By Luanne Bole-Becker7 min read
After nine years of caring for her husband she suggests releasing expectations, asking for help and more.
A Caregiving Q&A with Nikki DeLoach
By Celeste McCauley8 min read
Her Hallmark movies end happily ever after. How this actress finds hope in the real-life story of her father’s dementia
Her Autistic Son Taught Her to Live in the Present
By Kathleen Deyer Bolduc3 min read
During a visit to her mother-in-law with Alzheimer’s, her son opened her eyes to God’s many blessings.
A Caregiver’s Well-Deserved Staycation
By Luanne Bole-Becker2 min read
As the primary caregiver for her husband with Alzheimer’s, she struggled to take time for herself. But a restorative sanctuary was just blocks away.
Was She Up to the Challenge of Caring for Her Difficult Mother?
By Jeanette Levellie8 min read
She ultimately gave up the guilt and accepted that her best was good enough.
Her Mother With Dementia Suddenly Realized She Was at Her Granddaughter’s Wedding
By Kaylin Kaupish6 min read
Those suffering with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia sometimes experience a mysterious moment of lucidity.
