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I’m a Family Caregiver, Now What?
Are you new to family caregiving? Here are four questions to ask as you get started caring for your aging loved one.
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Connected Caregiver Featured on Whole Care Network Podcast
The Whole Care Network is a collection of family caregiving professionals, leaders, and organizations that come together to support the caregiving community. They put out all kinds of excellent resources for family caregivers and recently had Connected Caregiver’s Jeff Hinger on to talk about the importance of equipping caregivers with tools they can use. Click…
Connected Caregiver Featured in Happy Healthy Caregiver
We’re happy to share that our very own Jeff Hinger was featured in an interview with Elizabeth Miller, founder of the Happy Healthy Caregiver. Happy Healthy Caregiver is for family caregivers who feel isolated and overwhelmed by all their responsibilities and want help integrating caregiving (and self-care!) with their life. They have several excellent resources…
Five Meaningful Ways to Thank Family Caregivers on National Caregivers Day Feb. 17
Being a family caregiver is anything but simple. Unlike many other roles in life, it’s often acquired without much time to prepare, or it gradually develops over time without a clear starting point. The hard work and compassion that goes into caregiving can go unnoticed or underappreciated for many reasons, but often due to the…
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) and Volume Overload: Key concepts in prevention and management
Congestive heart failure. Throughout the course of my career, it’s probably been one of most commonly misunderstood conditions my patients have lived with. It’s also an incredibly common reason for an occupational therapist to be consulted in the hospital. Why? Because when people don’t have a good understanding of their congestive heart failure (CHF for…