A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Our Aging Parents - and Ourselves was written by Jane Gross. Jane unexpectedly found herself in a caregiving role for her eight-five-year-old mother and faced many challenges. As she and her younger brother struggled with costs of senior care, she struggled to adapt in her role as a caregiver. In this book she shares her wisdom and advice through her own journey, and it is an essential guide to caring for aging parents.
Read more about her book
here.
Caregivers provide companionship and caregiving to seniors, and must remember to "care for the caregiver." We thank you caregivers and certified nursing aides for your hard work and caring for our seniors. This week's stress relief photo was taken on the grounds of Blenheim Palace, near Oxford, England, on a crisp autumn day. This beautiful place is also the birthplace of Winston Churchill. We invite you to take a moment to enjoy the photo and the inspirational quote and share them with loved ones. We hope you have a great week.
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
-Winston Churchill
When thinking about family caregivers, what usually comes to mind is a middle-aged woman. But a new report from AARP stated that the percentage of male caregivers has gone up to 40% compared to 34% eight years ago. "Today, 40% of the 40 million Americans caring for a loved one are male."
Both male and female caregivers are prone to same health problems that come with caring for a loved one, including stress and depression. One of the differences, generally speaking, is that male caregivers may be more uncomfortable with hands-on personal care, especially those who have not spent time in child-care. They also experience difficulty opening up when about their feelings of stress and pressure.
To learn more about this topic, visit the AARP report, and for support as a caregiver join the PAC.
Caregivers provide companionship and caregiving to seniors, and must remember to "care for the caregiver." We thank you caregivers and certified nursing aides for your hard work and caring for our seniors. This week's stress relief photo was taken near Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois. It is a beautiful oasis in the center of the hustle and bustle of the city. We invite you to take a moment to enjoy the photo and the inspirational quote and share them with loved ones. We hope you have a great week
"Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy."
The frenzy of the holiday season is in full swing, so remember to take a moment to yourselves. Caregivers provide companionship and caregiving to seniors, and must remember to "care for the caregiver." We thank you caregivers and certified nursing aides for your hard work and caring for our seniors. This week's stress relief photo was taken in a church in Bonn, Germany. We invite you to take a moment to enjoy the photo and the inspirational quote and share them with loved ones. We wish you Happy Holidays and a great week.
"Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." -Proverb
Caregivers employed with senior care companies know the realities of caregiver stress. Caregiverlist invites all family caregivers and professional caregivers during the holidays to take a moment for relaxation with our photo of the week and inspirational quote. This week's photo was taken in Hawaii, featuring cheerful waterfalls. Thank you caregivers and certified nursing aides for caring for our seniors and please refer your friends to apply for part-time and full-time job positions on Caregiverlist.com and visit our career center for additional career tools.
"I am the only me there is, that's what makes me so special."
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Congratulations to the winners of Caregiverlist Refer-a-Friend for Caregiving Job and Win program - senior caregiver Rebecca Bise from Fort Knox, Kentucky, and caregiver Tiffany Clervil from Jacksonville, North Carolina!
Rebecca and Tiffany referred their friends, family and caregiving coworkers for caregiving jobs that are available on Caregiverlist.com, and they won free senior caregiver 10 hour training course, lapel pin, and Caregiverlist t-shirt.
Caregiving provides fulfillment beyond a paycheck and offers the benefits of flexible work schedules as part-time and full-time caregivers are always needed.
Refer-a-friend to Caregiverlist and get entered to win a free t-shirt, lapel pin and 10-hour online caregiver training program as a member of the Professional Association of Caregivers. A new winner is drawn weekly. One monthly GRAND PRIZE WINNER receives a free and fashionable Scrub of the Month (top, bottoms and pair of shoes), courtesy of Scrubs Magazine.
Caregivers employed with senior care companies know the realities of caregiver stress. Caregiverlist invites all family caregivers and professional caregivers to take a moment for relaxation with our photo of the week and inspirational quote. This week's photo features tropical pond in the forest. Thank you caregivers and certified nursing aides for caring for our seniors and please refer your friends to apply for part-time and full-time job positions on Caregiverlist.com and visit our career center for additional career tools.
"Do not judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant."
Robert Louis Stevenson