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At Caregiver Resource Center OC, we are proud to offer resources and education to family caregivers, no matter where they are in their caregiving journey.
Browse our articles below to find important information on caregiving, disease-specific information, and policy updates.
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Geriatric Psychiatrists and How They Can Help
Aging comes with many natural and often difficult to handle challenges. It is normal for an aging loved one to face emotions like grief...
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Debt and caregiving
Too many caregivers struggle in silence about the financial woes of caregiving. When there are so many seemingly more pressing demands...
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What is burnout and do caregivers experience it?
If you’ve been providing care for a while, you may start to experience signs and symptoms of burnout. This is an unfortunately common...
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Work and Caregiving: Part 2 - How Employers Can Help
Employers are beginning to recognize the need to provide care as a serious issue facing their employees. According to the...
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When is memory loss in aging a sign of concern?
Many older adults and their adult children worry about signs of changing memory function. Is mom just becoming more forgetful due to...
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4 Ways to Overcome Anxiety and Worry as a Caregiver
Caring for a loved one each day is intense. Stress that builds during the day can be hard to shake and may linger on into the night. If...
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Legal Planning for Incapacity: Part 2
When a loved one is diagnosed with a progressive and debilitating illness, it is devastating, both for the individual and the family that...
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Effects of Sleep Deprivation on a Stressed-out Caregiver
It may sound unrealistic to think about getting a full 8 hours of sleep each night as you juggle the responsibilities of life, work, and...
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Understanding anxiety and depression in seniors
Over 2 million (of the 34 million) adults over the age of 65 suffer from some form of depression. (Source.) Depression and anxiety are...
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How to Tell if Aging in Place Is an Option
As we get older, most of us have a dream of aging in place - i.e. staying in our familiar homes and environments to live out our days as...
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How to Create a Care Plan
Becoming a family caregiver is a notoriously difficult task. This role’s challenges are largely due to the nature of caregiving -...
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What is the Conversation Project?
The Conversation Project is an initiative of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to initiate discussion and improve the quality of...
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20 Practical Tips for Finding Residential Care
There may come a time in your caregiving journey that the most loving and care-conscious choice for your loved one is to find residential...
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Glossary of Terms: Legal Planning for Incapacity
Facing a disabling health condition is a terrifying prospect - one that raises a lot of (often overwhelming) questions. Not the least of...
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Balancing Work and Elder Care: How to Find Help
Nearly one in six adults participating full-time in the workforce provide unpaid care for a loved one. (Gallup-Healthways Well-Being...
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