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Caregiving and Technology
Image by Lifestylememory on Freepik During the pandemic, millennials became the largest group of caregivers, and it also highlighted the quintessential role of caregiving and technology. Many families found themselves faced with having to care for elderly parents...
Ensuring Safety in Family Caregiving: Essential Precautions
Photo by CDC on Unsplash Safety in family caregiving needs to be emphasized over time, as it ultimately affects the family members needing immediate caregiving. In one way or another, safety in family caregiving is a significant consideration....
When It’s Raining Cats and Dogs: Food for Stormy Weather
Photo by Dziana Hasanbekava Pairing new foods and flavors can be easily done during one's free time, but what happens during a disaster? What are easy meals you can prepare when there's a storm outside? Let's face it. Climate change is coming. Now, storms, typhoons,...
Avoiding Ableism and Toxic Positivity in Hospice Care
Photo by Pixabay Avoiding ableism and toxic positivity when caring for those in hospice care should be prioritized if we ever want to deliver high-quality care. Eleanor Gaccetta, author of One Caregiver's Journey, knows how detrimental ableism and toxic...
How to Achieve and Sustain a Balanced Diet
Photo by Vanessa Loring A balanced diet consists of protein, carbs, fat, and vegetables. How much you eat of these dictates how healthy you are. Food alone isn’t the magic bullet – a body also needs to move or exercise. What foods you put in your body and what type of...
When Elder Illness Affects Children
Photo by Alex Green When an elderly relative is ill, it is important that children receive support and understanding of the situation. Many children have close relationships with siblings or grandparents. They hear conversations, observe increased activity for doctor...
Out of Time, off the Dime: Easy and Quick Meal Recipes
Photo by Thuan Pham on Unsplash When time is a luxury,putting together a quick, nutritious meal can be done in as little as 30 minutes. Putting together a decent dish doesn’t always require long, enduring hours. Here are quick meal recipes to consider when time is of...
Maintaining a Sense of Independence in Spite of Sickness
Photo by SHVETS production Maintaining a sense of independence even though you are sick to the point that someone has to care for you is very important. Being a caregiver herself and having had the experience of participating in providing home hospice care for her...
A Better Way to Lose Weight Than Fad Diets
Photo by Diana Polekhina on Unsplash The term “diet” has a primarily beneficial overtone, but depending on how it’s managed, it may have a contrary effect. Like fad diets, not all diets are healthy. In essence, diet is any combination of food providing people with...
As Fit as a Fiddle: How to Sustain a Balanced Diet
Photo by Ella Olsson A balanced diet is absolutely necessary if you're looking to live a healthy life. For down-to-earth recipes, get a taste of home in Generations Of Good Food. Health. That's an important word to remember—and maybe to take a better look at,...
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