Eating can become more complicated as people age. Not only do appetite and ability to taste often decrease, but seniors may also suffer from dysphagia, where swallowing becomes difficult. Other seniors may experience issues with chewing instead, especially if they have few or no remaining teeth. Soft food is sometimes the answer, especially if it […]
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The Role of Spirituality in Senior Living
Spirituality plays a significant role in the later stages of life, a time that is characterized by shifting health, relationships, and occasionally, isolation. The process of aging frequently leads to intense contemplation and questioning about the meaning and purpose of life. Such contemplation can have negative aspects, such as contributing to depression or low mood, […]
Best Kitchen Tools and Cookbooks for Caregivers
Who hasn’t heard about the benefits of healthy eating? The idea is repeated over and over again in books, blog posts, and on social media. But there’s a bigger question – how do you eat well? I don’t mean this from the nutritional perspective, like which foods are healthy. Most of us have a pretty […]
The Unexpected Nature of Grief for Caregivers
At its most simple, grief is the way we respond to loss. It often includes intense emotions, particularly sadness and emptiness. Such emotions can be incredibly overwhelming and take time to process. Most conversations about grief focus on what happens after the death of a loved one and rightfully so, as the sense of loss […]
10 Potent Ways to Combat Caregiver Guilt
Caregiving is full of huge emotions. This includes some you might expect, like sadness and others that catch you off guard, like anger. Caregiver guilt is one of these emotions and is incredibly common. Caregivers feel guilty about so many things, including what they do and what they don’t do, their emotions, their reactions, the […]
Self-Love Workbook for Women Review
We often talk about self-compassion for caregivers. This is our ability to be kind to ourselves and forgive whatever mistakes we make. A distinct, but related, concept is that of self-love. As the name suggests, self-love is love and appreciation for yourself. It’s the idea of seeing yourself as being important, worthy of love, and […]