https://rethinkingyourfuture.com:443/Home/rss/category/4135/caregivingRSS documenthttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/when-love-changes-shape-dating-after-mates-dementiaFri, 13 Feb 2026 20:23:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/when-love-changes-shape-dating-after-mates-dementiahttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/dealing-with-guilt-a-common-emotion-for-caregiversThu, 16 Mar 2023 20:04:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/dealing-with-guilt-a-common-emotion-for-caregivershttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/support-for-family-caregivers-is-on-the-wayThu, 24 Feb 2022 18:41:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/support-for-family-caregivers-is-on-the-wayhttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/caregiving-course-offers-training-many-adults-need Like many, I entered the role of caregiver without any preparation. My husband and I began caring for our elderly neighbors, Fred and Hildy. Over time we were dealing with a dizzying array of ...]]>Thu, 03 Jun 2021 20:33:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/caregiving-course-offers-training-many-adults-needhttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/celebrating-the-family-caregiver Wanda takes pride in the care she provides to her husband, Jim, as he goes through his journey with dementia. Before COVID, Jim attended the Senior Concerns Adult Day Program. Wanda felt his ...]]>Thu, 20 May 2021 17:32:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/celebrating-the-family-caregiverhttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/a-life-is-changed-in-the-blink-of-an-eye This month, another adult child was drafted into the world of caregiving. Her name is Janet, and she is a 50-something schoolteacher with a husband and two adult children. One would think that ...]]>Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:04:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/a-life-is-changed-in-the-blink-of-an-eyehttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/are-we-facing-a-loneliness-epidemic Joanie and her husband lived a full life, busy careers and wonderful vacation trips after retirement. Today, Joanie sits silently, alone in front of her television, eating her dinner. ...]]>Thu, 31 May 2018 23:16:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/are-we-facing-a-loneliness-epidemichttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/as-parents-age-denial-sets-in-for-adult-kids In my conversations with home-care agencies, residentialcare facilities and hands-on family caregivers, I hear an almost universal challenge: family members who are in denial about their senior ...]]>Thu, 05 Oct 2017 18:21:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/as-parents-age-denial-sets-in-for-adult-kidshttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/when-caregiving-becomes-too-much Over the years, I’ve watched family caregivers perform heroic acts in caring for their loved ones. I’ve seen spouses and adult children give up their work and social life—and essentially any ...]]>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 21:30:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/when-caregiving-becomes-too-muchhttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/doctors-order-is-best-gift-of-all With a yearlong waiting list to enter a skilled-nursing facility for long-term care, my father was placed on palliative care at home recently. While it may not seem so, it was an early  Christmas ...]]>Thu, 05 Jan 2017 18:23:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/doctors-order-is-best-gift-of-allhttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/the-yin-and-yang-of-caregiving On a recent trip home to  New Hampshire I  felt the yin and yang of family caregiving or, more specifically, the interconnected and sometimes opposing forces of the local family caregiver and the ...]]>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 17:45:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/the-yin-and-yang-of-caregivinghttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/spa-dayThu, 15 Oct 2015 23:46:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/spa-dayhttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/a-future-look-at-caregivingThu, 11 Jun 2015 19:51:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/a-future-look-at-caregivinghttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/the-expanding-role-of-pharmacies-for-family-caregiversThu, 01 Jan 2015 15:15:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/the-expanding-role-of-pharmacies-for-family-caregivershttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/nominate-a-caregiver-friendly-workplaceThu, 30 Oct 2014 21:59:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/nominate-a-caregiver-friendly-workplacehttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/my-whine-momentThu, 11 Sep 2014 09:21:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/my-whine-momenthttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/advice-from-the-expertsThu, 05 Jun 2014 22:13:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/advice-from-the-expertshttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/footing-the-bill-for-aging-parentsThu, 27 Feb 2014 12:24:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/footing-the-bill-for-aging-parentshttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/what-turns-us-into-caregiversThu, 13 Feb 2014 10:34:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/what-turns-us-into-caregivershttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/making-connections-that-can-helpThu, 05 Sep 2013 09:15:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/making-connections-that-can-helphttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/caregivers-and-their-spousesThu, 15 Aug 2013 08:37:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/caregivers-and-their-spouseshttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/the-ldquooverstuffedrdquo-sandwich-generationThu, 02 May 2013 13:56:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/the-ldquooverstuffedrdquo-sandwich-generationhttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/accidental-caregivers-1Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:58:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/accidental-caregivers-1https://rethinkingyourfuture.com/shifting-the-focus-to-the-caregiver-may-save-a-lifeThu, 25 Oct 2012 12:26:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/shifting-the-focus-to-the-caregiver-may-save-a-lifehttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/california-caregivers-stressed-in-poor-health-1Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:39:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/california-caregivers-stressed-in-poor-health-1https://rethinkingyourfuture.com/being-there-when-you-are-far-away-1Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:53:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/being-there-when-you-are-far-away-1https://rethinkingyourfuture.com/seven-donrsquots-of-dealing-with-difficult-parentsThu, 28 Jul 2011 13:35:00 GMThttps://rethinkingyourfuture.com/seven-donrsquots-of-dealing-with-difficult-parents