If you’re a family caregiver, you know the depths of love and dedication that go into caregiving. In many situations, you may be sacrificing considerable time, energy, and resources in order to provide your loved one with the best care possible, and you may find yourself feeling frayed from all the responsibility. Even worse, you […]
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When you hear the words “overnight caregiver” or “overnight shift,” do you imagine a boring, slow-paced job with very little to do? It’s not what it seems!
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Our team has put together 6 holiday gift ideas for seniors to help you share the love with your parents, grandparents, and or an elderly neighbor who might appreciate a kind word and thoughtful gift.
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By all accounts, 2020 has been an incredibly challenging year for all of us. Political tensions, racial unrest, global disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic have stretched us thin. As we turn another page on the calendar and look towards the holidays, many of us are starting to look forward to seeing friends and family (albeit […]
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How has senior living in the pandemic been for a community like Abbotswood? Our interview with David Sexton discusses the ongoing challenges.
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Today’s Tuesday Tip is a Q&A with Gina Murray, RN BSN, the co-founder of Aware Senior Care and a certified Teepa Snow dementia trainer. In this conversation, we talk about our up-and-coming webinar, “Normal vs. Not-Normal Aging” with Melanie Bunn of Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach to CareTM team. What is normal aging vs dementia and what will people interested in attending take away from the webinar?
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We sat down for a chat in this Caregiver Corner with Marie Hiller, a Certified Nursing Assistant with Aware Senior Care.
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This episode of Caregiver Corner features Jen Evans, a Personal Care Assistant working with Aware Senior Care at Abbotswood at Stonehenge. Jen discusses…
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Yes, you can care for someone who has COVID-19 and keep yourself (and others) safe. Concerns surrounding caregiving for someone with COVID-19 is understandable. While social media and the internet in general provide the world’s knowledge in seconds, the unintended side effect can be inaccurate information that can obscure what we really need to know. […]
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On this episode of Caregiver Corner, we sit down with our Staff Coordinator, Lesley Monet. Lesley’s personal and professional experience in caregiving and healthcare led her join Aware’s award-winning staff coordination team.
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