Senior caregivers greet each day with new challenges - the one guarantee is that no two days will ever be the same when you are caring for a senior. Caregiverlist invites professional senior caregivers and family caregivers to take a moment away from the stress of caregiving to enjoy our relaxing photo of the week, of a beautiful scene in India. Remember, more senior caregivers are needed and if you have taken a break from caregiving and are ready to apply for a part-time or full-time senior caregiving job in your area, you may do so on Caregiverlist.com and you may also refer-a-friend to a senior caregiving job and win prizes weekly. Caregiverlist's Career Center also provides information about working as a senior caregiver and certified online caregiver training.

"In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you."
Deepak Chopra
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. Thank you for caring for our seniors. Remember more caregivers are needed, 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.

"There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness".
-Han Suyin
Caregivers that care for the elderly know the realities of caregiver stress. Caregiverlist invites all family caregivers, professional caregivers and certified nursing assistants to take a moment for relaxation with our photo of the week and inspirational quote. We would like to thank you for caring for our seniors. Remember senior caregivers are needed, please refer-a-friend to apply for part-time and full-time job positions on Caregiverlist.com and visit our Caregiver Career Center for additional career tools.

"Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors and let each year find you a better person."
Benjamin Franklin
Boston, Massachusetts, experienced a week of loss and fear and transportation difficulties this past week after the bombing tragedy at the Boston Marathon. Senior caregivers manage emotional and physical losses with senior clients each week and when a tragedy of the scale in Boston is added, caregiving becomes even more challenging.
Our hearts and prayers are with all of those in Boston this week and especially to senior caregivers who must overcome all challenges and still make it to their senior client's home each day.
Caregivers also will be needed for those injured in the Boston bombing and both family and professional caregivers will develop the skills necessary to deliver quality care. Caregiver stress also is a very real experience and everyone must step in to support the caregivers, especially when care needs are not accounted for ahead of time.
Caregiverlist congratulates all of those who have dedicated their life's work to senior care and as the number of seniors in the U.S.A. will continue to grow, we invite more people to consider senior caregiving as a career. Online caregiver trainin.g is available and senior care companies nationwide continue to hire from 3 to 6 new caregiver employees each week and you may apply for senior caregiver job near you on Caregiverlist.com.
Caregivers can join in the U.S.A.'s moment of silence in memory of the Boston Marathon bomb victims and the survivors, today at 2:50 p.m.
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. Thank you for caring for our seniors. Remember more caregivers are needed, 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.

"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Caregivers that care for the elderly know the realities of caregiver stress. Caregiverlist invites all family caregivers, professional caregivers and certified nursing assistants to take a moment for relaxation with our photo of the week and inspirational quote. We would like to thank you for caring for our seniors. Remember senior caregivers are needed, 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.

"The heart is the toughest part of the body. Tenderness is in the hands."
Carolyn Forche
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. Thank you for caring for our seniors. Remember more caregivers are needed, 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.

"Goodness is the only investment that never fails."
-Henry David Thoreau
Chicago caregivers may run into this bunny car, parked in downtown Chicago, this weekend. Enjoy the holiday weekend, whatever your religion may be. Sending wishes of Spring to all caregivers! One of the best parts of being a caregiver is sharing in all the different ways of celebrating Springtime for Americans and a cute bunny springs eternal! Remember that caregiver stress is real, so take time for a smile and if you would like to share your caregiving story with others, please do so, as we welcome more individuals to become professional senior caregivers and apply for a caregiving job as more caregivers are needed!

Senior caregivers well know that their work can be stressful. Now the American Psychological Association is highlighting the link between stress and health. Many times the caregiver of a senior can find they have additional health problems because of the stress of caregiving. The data from the latest Stress in America survey suggests that the connection between stress and health is especially critical among adults age 50 and older who serve as caregivers for a family member.
This is why hiring a professional caregiver delivers more than just care for the senior - it also assists the senior's loved ones to maintain balance in their own life. And it allows the senior's spouse and children and friends to enjoy quality time with them.
Managing stress in a health way is important for senior caregivers. One quick stress reliever, which also delivers a health benefit by instantly lowering blood pressure and producing a relaxation response is the 4-7-8 Breathing Exercise.
Relaxation Breath Exercise: The 4-7-8 Breath
This exercise is simple and does not require special equipment - we give credit to Dr. Andrew Weil.
- Exhale completely through your moth, making a whoosh sound.
- Close your mouth and inhale quietly through your nose to a mental count of 4.
- Hold your breath for a count of 7.
- Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh sound to a count of 8.
- This is 1 breath. Now inhale again and repeat the cycle 3 more times for a total of 4 breaths.
Now do you feel relaxed? It works every time. Always inhale quietly through your nose and exhale audibly through your mouth. The tip of your tongue stays in position the whole time. Exhalation takes twice as long as inhalation. The time you spend on each phase is not important: the ratio of 4:7:8 is important.
As everyone is learning the value of having a professional caregiver, those who are interested in working as caregivers may apply for a caregiving job position in their area - just remember to take time to take care of the caregiver!
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