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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.
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How to Use Meditation and Mindfulness to Manage Caregiving Stress
As a caregiver, you’re under constant pressure to manage your work, life, family, in addition to caring for your loved one.
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Caring for a Senior After a Fall: How to Safely Move and Support Them
As we get older, we start to lose muscle density, balance, and strength. Each year, 1 in 4 adults over the age of 65 suffer a fall.
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Caring for Seniors with Dementia: Engaging Cognitive and Physical Activity Ideas
Taking care of a person with dementia has no shortage of challenges. They’ll have physician appointments, prescriptions to fill,...
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4 Tips for Caring for a Loved One with Vision Loss
In this article, we’ll offer tips for caring for a loved one with vision loss – four things you can do today to make it easier. Let’s dive i
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Tips for Remodeling: Adapting the Home for Aging in Place
Most Americans prefer to age in place – staying in their home as they grow old and journey through the end of their lives. Despite it...
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5 Tips for Effective Time Management: Tools for Family Caregivers
We all have the same 24 hours in a day, which can feel unfair for someone carrying the weight of another. As a family caregiver, you give...
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How to Communicate with a Loved One's Healthcare Team
As a family caregiver, someone providing unpaid care for a loved one, you have likely taken on the role of patient advocate. As such,...
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4 Travel Tips: Summer Travel as a Caregiver – Preparing to Travel with Your Loved One
Summer is rapidly approaching, which for many spells the beginning of travel season. Children are out of school, the weather is ideal,...
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Life After Caregiving: Navigating Bereavement and Re-entering Life
As a loved one’s life nears its end, whether it’s due to illness, age, or injury, you may find yourself in a position of caring for them...
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What’s a Gerontologist? 5 Tips for Finding a New Geriatric Doctor
What’s a Gerontologist? A gerontologist is a doctor who specializes in older adults (adults over 60). It’s the older adult equivalent of...
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5 Skin Care Tips for Older Adults
As we age, our skin becomes more vulnerable to signs of injury, damage, and tears. It starts to lose elasticity and get thinner, making...
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What is the Sandwich Generation? Caring for Children and Older Adults
The “sandwich generation” is the nearly 25% of Americans currently “sandwiched” between a parent who is 65 or older and raising at least...
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Caregiver Guilt - Balancing Family Expectations About Providing Care vs. Asking for Help
As our loved ones age or a disease progresses, caring for them can mean taking on increasing levels of stress and responsibility. The...
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What Changes for People Who Have Dementia? Stages and Symptoms to Watch
If you have a loved one who was recently diagnosed with dementia, you may wonder what lies ahead. Caring for a loved one with dementia is...
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How Do You Know When It’s Time to Stop Caregiving? The Signs to Look For
How do you know when it’s time to stop caregiving? Almost 30% of the US population provides some form of unpaid care to a loved one, like...
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