Caregiving isn’t just a difficult role. It can also be complex, confusing, and isolating. That’s why you need a collection of tools and resources at your fingertips. A particularly interesting resource is a site called AgingCare. The homepage of the site focuses on helping you find in-home care, assisted living, and caregiver support. They use […]
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Becoming a Paid Professional Caregiver – A Kapok Guide
Through this detailed guide, we cover the critical topic of how to be successful as a paid caregiver in the United States. The free guide includes information about what is involved in this type of position, the various specific roles, how to get started and much more.
9 Tips for Providing Better Care to Elderly Parents
As our parents grow older, we often find ourselves becoming their caregivers. The protectors who once cared for us now rely on our support, so it’s important to start supporting them well. With an increasing number of older adults and persons with disabilities, families are stepping into new roles to ensure their loved ones are […]
Beyond the Norm: The Many Shapes and Forms of Caregiving
Caregivers can be vastly different from one another, with a variety of strengths and challenges. It’s crucial to recognize and work with such differences.
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, […]
The Best Free Medication Management Apps and How They Compare
The advent of smartphones and mobile technology has provided caregivers with some incredible new tools to make their jobs easier. Here are 5 powerful free apps that can help seniors to manage medications.