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Caregiver Wellness: Bathing Strategies for Frontline and Family Caregivers

Three years ago, my mother-in-law (“Mom”) was hospitalized after she contracted a terrible strain of influenza. At the...

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Caregiver Wellness: Coasting on Memories

It is normal to experience the highs and lows of life as you care for someone you love....

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Caregiver Wellness: Resources to Create Your Caregiver Action Plan

As a family or professional caregiver, you play an important role in maintaining the health and well-being of...

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7 Ways you can Practice Emotional Self-Care as a Caregiver

The movie Beaches not only highlights the importance of caring for someone you love, but it also shines...

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Spiritual Wellness in Caregiving: Lessons from Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy: Strength and Caregiving Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy is widely recognized for her resilience during challenging times,...

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Caregiver Wellness: Empowering Caregivers of Stroke Survivors

According to the Stroke Center, 750,000 Americans will suffer from a stroke this year. Approximately seventy percent of...

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Support for Veterans and their Family Caregivers

When her mother said she needed assistance, Savanah relocated from Milwaukee to Omaha, to become her full-time caregiver....

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Caregiver Wellness: Avoiding Technostress

According to a recent study conducted by the Pew Research Center caregivers are more likely than other internet...

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I Trained the Cat: An Emergency Response Solution?

Last week, Mrs. Lydia, the great-grandmother of a close family friend, fell and broke her hip. Few injuries...

The Empty Chair Prayer and Supportive Practices for Grieving Caregivers

I have always loved public speaking, but praying out loud or in front of a group, not so...