June 1, 2024

More than four years after nearly all visitors were barred from US nursing homes amid a spreading pandemic, consumer advocates are pushing to enshrine...

March 1, 2023

Carolina Esquival, Caring Partners Senior Services Respite care provides temporary relief, enabling you to take a much-needed break from the demands of caregiving a sick,...

November 1, 2022

On November 22, 1997, former President Clinton signed the first presidential proclamation (Proclamation 7055), in recognition of National Family Caregivers Week. Since 1997, every...

May 1, 2021

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT May is the month of Better Speech and Hearing, which we recognize in our article COMMUNICATION IS KEY AT ALL AGES. It...

April 1, 2021

A Message from the President With the Ides of March behind us, we look forward to PARKINSON’S AWARENESS MONTH, April. For those of us in...

April 1, 2021

WHAT CAREGIVERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ADULT INCONTINENCE By Angel Westerman, CEO, and Owner of Dependable Daughter An aging individual’s loved ones may be thrown into...

November 1, 2020

NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL CAREGIVERS MONTH. A CAREGIVER’S BILL OF RIGHTS Caregiving is a tough job. This November, we remember the people who lovingly give baths, clean...

September 30, 2014

Sundowning is basically a group of symptoms that may come with or without a disease. By itself, it is not a disease; however, it...

January 16, 2012

A CAREGIVER’S BILL OF RIGHTS I have the right: 1. To take care of myself. This is not an act of selfishness; it will give me...