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  1. If You’re a Caregiver, Try these Techniques to Relieve Stress.

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    There are many ways to manage the stress of caregiving.

    Caring for another person is stressful. Whether you’re the main caregiver or one of several, helping someone who is ill or recovering can exact an emotional toll. In fact, one American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) study found that about one in three caregivers rate their stress level as “high”. Try These Tips The stress you may feel as a caregiver can frustrate and exhaust you. But there are plenty of techniques you can use to manage your stress. Here are our favorites from great resources like the AARP, the Mayo Clinic and others. Eat right. Take care of your [...]

  2. This Hospital Safety Checklist Can Help You Avoid Readmissions After Discharge

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    A Checklist to Avoid Going Back to the Hospital

    Fact: 20 to 30 percent of all patients end up back in the hospital within a month. Often, it’s because they can’t drive to get prescriptions filled or make it to follow-up doctor appointments. Sometimes patients ignore signs of health problems after a hospital stay, hoping they’ll just “go away”. Older people often don’t want to seem like “a bother” to their family. Medication Mix-Ups Cause Most Problems A recent Yale study revealed that 3 out of 4 older patients leave the hospital unprepared: They receive the wrong prescription. They don’t fully understand their new medication regimen. They don’t understand [...]

  3. Caring for Someone with Special Needs? Here’s Some Help.

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    Making it easier to care for people with special needs.

    Caring for a family member with special needs can be a lifetime commitment. Whether a stroke or other major health event causes a disability, or a condition is diagnosed while one is an infant, taking care of individuals with special needs comes with a unique array of challenges. While there are no shortcuts or magical solutions, CaringBridge would like to share five suggestions that we hope will make your life easier. 1. Learn Everything You Can. Research the specific condition and the caregiving needs it creates. You can ask special needs professionals about how to accommodate your loved one’s challenges, [...]

  4. Self-Care for Caregivers: Tips on Balancing Your Own Needs with Those You Care For

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    How to Balance Your Needs With Those You Care For.

    Taking care of someone else is a selfless act of love, but it can easily become overwhelming. If you are a caregiver, you know how easy it is to put the needs of the person for whom you’re helping before your own. While it’s rewarding, it may also lead to illness, frustration, depression or exhaustion, any of which may undermine your effectiveness. Some Great Ways to Take Care of Yourself One of the most important, and often neglected, tasks of a caregiver is to take care of yourself. Your physical, emotional and mental health is vital for the well-being of [...]

  5. Finding Long-Distance Caregiving a Challenge? These Tips Will Help.

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    CaringBridge can help you care for someone from afar.

    Your heart may be in the right place, but until it’s possible for someone to be in two places at once, there will be times when caregiving from afar is the only realistic option. How you manage the long-distance caregiving situation will determine how well it works. Here are some suggestions to improve long-distance caregiving. Get to Know Key People. If you suddenly find yourself caring for an ill or elderly parent from a different city or state, you’ll feel better about their circumstances if you’ve met their caregivers, neighbors and friends. Is your parent in an assisted living facility or [...]

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