Caregiving Mastery, Strategies for Mental Decline, Ultimate Healthcare for Seniors

February 1, 2022

Does your loved one sneak up behind you and scare you?

“My spouse follows me around the house all day long – he is driving me crazy!!!” Soooooo many of you can relate to this member’s lament. I KNOW you do. More than likely, they are “shadowing” you for one or all of these reasons: They are fearful if they cannot

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Strategies for Mental Decline, Ultimate Healthcare for Seniors

January 25, 2022

“Why I’m frustrated and I just want to scream at her!”

“I am so sick and tired of mom not making it to the bathroom at night and then having to change her pajamas! She refuses to wear a pad or pull-ups. She is so unreasonable!”  These were the words of my brother who is the caregiver for mom. Actually, he

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Strategies for Mental Decline

January 18, 2022

How to stop them when they keep asking for the same thing…

When I worked in dementia care one of the residents, Phyllis was forever coming up to me and saying she needed to go to the store. When I asked her what she needed it was always the same, “I need toilet paper.” And she was serious because she would have

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Strategies for Mental Decline

January 11, 2022

When seniors become “Fixated” on one thing…

During a recent visit back home, my siblings and I took 96-year-old mom to Panera’s for lunch. Mom always orders a chicken salad sandwich and a cinnamon roll. (LOL regarding the cinnamon roll.) After about 15 minutes she asked if anyone would like some of her sandwich. We all said

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Caregiving Mastery

January 7, 2022

The BIG 4 Problems in Caregiving

Does Caregiving have Problems? You bet! There are many problems I see every day in my counsel with caregivers. Basically, you have 4 categories you have to think about: Aging is Chronic 1) Their Health – you know this is going to decline. She will lose her ability to function.

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Caregiving Mastery, Home Living & Safety Victories

January 4, 2022

What to do when she says, “I want to go home.”

“I want to go home.” How often do you hear your loved one say they want to go home – and they are home! Telling them they are already home only makes things worse. You have to put your thinking cap on and distract them so things don’t escalate. Be

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Uncategorized

January 8, 2021

Caregivers spend $7k-$12k of their own money…

I DON’T HAVE THE MONEY Helen is caregiving for her father and he refuses to tell her anything about his finances. Helen has her father living with her and her husband. Their children are grown. Her husband keeps telling her that she’s gotta get a handle on her father’s finances

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COVID-19 Updates, Home Living & Safety Victories, Uncategorized

January 7, 2021

Bad decisions in caregiving?

David and Lenore put their parents in an assisted living home during the Covid pandemic. At Caregiver Haven™ we strongly suggested that this is not done because we know that any closed community of seniors is a dangerous place to be during this pandemic. However, David and Lenore could no

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