Should I Join a Caregiver Support Group?
Caregivers offering support to an ailing or aging loved one are faced with an ever-changing and often escalating set of challenges. This...
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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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What is Palliative Care? A Caregiver's Guide.
Palliative care (often also called “supportive care”) is a type of specialized care for people with serious, chronic, or life-threatening...
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Assistive Technologies
Assistive technologies are devices created with the intention to make the lives of the elderly or disabled and those who care for them...
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Caregiving for someone with Alzheimer's
Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible progressive brain disorder that slowly erodes memories, behaviors, and thoughts over time....
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What is a Family Caregiver?
Who is a caregiver? Caregiving comes in all shapes and sizes. At some point in our lives, many of us will provide care to a family member...
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Saying Yes to Offers for Help
How do you respond when someone asks, “Is there anything I can do?” More likely than not, your response is, “Oh no, I’m okay.” And when...
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Respite Care: Taking Care of Caregivers
Providing care for an elderly or disabled family member is a full-time job and although it can be fulfilling and rewarding, it can also...
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Emotional Health for Caregivers: Self-Care Resources
Caregiving is a full time job of giving to the ones we love. Often, there is not much recognition for caregivers and it can be easy to...
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Developing and Managing Advance Directives
As a Caregiver, you want to do everything you can to honor the choices of your loved one in moments of medical distress and in dying. An...
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Caregiving During COVID-19
Even with the most comprehensive Emergency PrepCaredness checklist, no one could have fully prepared for the intensity of the global...
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Caregiver Bill of Rights
As caregivers, we must stay strong in the face of challenging times. You do have rights, and it is helpful to regularly remind yourself...
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Home Fall Prevention Basics
In setting up your home to provide care for an elderly loved one, your most important goal is to prevent falls. To find the trouble spots...
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Managing Grief and Ambiguous Loss as a Caregiver
Grief is a challenging topic - and most of us don’t like to talk about it, because, well, it’s painful. Unfortunately, grief is a natural...
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Emergency Preparedness for Caregivers
If you do not have an emergency plan in place, you are not alone. Many people are not prepared with a clearly defined plan in case of an...
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Managing Caregiver Stress and Anxiety
The stress of caring for an elderly or disabled adult family member or friend can bring many challenges that can wear on our mental,...
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