What is it like to provide care when you don’t want to? To feel that you’ve been forced to be a caregiver, that you’re trapped in a circumstance that you can’t stand, with no exit in sight. This isn’t a unique situation. It’s not even an unusual one. Some caregivers aren’t even supporting loved ones. […]
Support and Advice for Caregivers
Powerful Tips, Tools, and Resources for Caregivers
Kapok is a caregiving site. As such, we spend a lot of time talking about how to support seniors, including specific challenges that seniors face and ways to help them stay safe and as independent as they can be. But, caregiving is always a balancing act between two things – the care recipient and you, […]
Are You Doing Too Much For Your Aging Parents?
Many caregivers end up doing too much for their aging parents. That pattern isn’t just draining, it can also be harmful for you and even for them.
Why You Must Be Cautious with Poor Caregiving Advice
People love giving advice, they really do. And often, this doesn’t come in the form of a friendly suggestion, but as a surprisingly demanding should. Caregivers often bear the brunt of this so-called pattern, often getting pretty poor caregiving advice in the process. Perhaps you’ve been told that you should visit your aging mother more […]
Seniors and Hoarding Behavior – Why It Happens and How to Help
TV shows like Hoarding: Buried Alive have trivialized hoarding (and put it in the public eye), but hoarding is a serious, long-term problem for the person who suffers from it, the people who live with them, and the loved ones in the picture. Solving the problem isn’t as simple as decluttering a room or a […]
10 Ways to Stop Caregiving from Ruining Your Marriage
Being a caregiver can be an incredibly rewarding role, one that often allows you to give back to the people who once supported you, including your parents. Yet, caregiving can also be incredibly difficult and may come at a high price. For some caregivers, that price is other relationships, including their marriage, connections with friends, […]