If you're feeling stressed, you are not alone. According to a 2011 national survey by the American Psychological Association, individuals providing care to a family member
It is usually obvious what a person with dementia is no longer able to do. But finding things your loved one CAN do may feel like a challenge, especially if memory loss is severe. Here are some tips.
Activities are important. They answer core human needs for
Many families caring for a seriously ill loved one struggle alone unnecessarily. They miss out on vital support services because they don't understand what hospice can provide.
Here are some common misconceptions.
July 22 – 26, 2013
Camp Carousel is a bereavement retreat for children and teens (rising 1st- 12th graders) and adults who are grieving a death-related loss.
Campers will find support through small group grief sessions that provide them with a natural outlet for expression of feelings and healthy coping skills. Special experiences include: creative play, art therapy, expressive movement, music therapy, animal-assisted therapy, and more! Camp Carousel is open to the community.
Source: SeriousIllness.org
Caring for an ailing relative can shift life in a way that makes typical measures of "success" pretty useless. Perhaps it's no longer important to work such "top producer" hours. Or to have the best garden on the block. But without these familiar markers, you may wonder, "Who am I? How am I doing?"
This year many popular brand-name drugs will become available in generic form. Are they as good?
The Food and Drug Administration approves both brand-name and generic drugs. The two medicines are identical in
active ingredient(s), strength, quality, safety, and how they work;
required lab testing to prove they are absorbed 80% - 125% as well as the original (the average tends to be 96% - 104%);
manufacturing standards that ensure consistency and purity.
Brand-name and generic drugs are different in
Source: SeriousIllness.org
Caring for an ailing relative can shift life in a way that makes typical measures of "success" pretty useless. Perhaps it's no longer important to work such "top producer" hours. Or to have the best garden on the block. But without these familiar markers, you may wonder, "Who am I? How am I doing?"
Hospice & Palliative CareCenter's popular mobile app, Hospice Connect is now available for Android devices.
Hospice & Palliative CareCenter is proud to be one of the first 3 Hospice organizations in the world to launch a mobile application! Hospice Connect is your always-available, on-the-go resource to what's happening at Hospice & Palliative CareCenter.
DataChambers will be here on 4/27/12 from 1:30-4 for a free, community shred day!
People, organizations, churches can bring anything they want shredded and DataChambers will shred it on the spot!
No need to remove staples, clips or binders.
Their shredder, "The Beast" can take it all!