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The Evolution of Caregiving | What to Do about Mama?
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What to Do about Mama? A Guide to Caring for Aging Family Members. The Evolution of Caregiving. July 27, 2014. Note: In additions to excerpts from my book, What to Do about Mama? This post revolves around four recent entries from blogs that I follow. For their full blog content, please see:. Caring for the Caregiver thecaregivergigdotme. Mom and Dad Care Weekend From Hell With Mommy Dearest. The Selfish Caregiver ON TURNING YOUR WORST MOMENT INTO YOUR FINEST HOUR. Acknowledge Your Greatness as a Caregive...
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Expectations | What to Do about Mama?
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What to Do about Mama? A Guide to Caring for Aging Family Members. February 19, 2014. I heard from a friend the other day; she is a caregiver for her elderly parents. My friend commented, The hardest part is to let go of the expectation that they will ever be the fun, easygoing people they used to be. And I do not want the years we have left with each other to be filled with discord. Expectations. Hoo boy! That’s a big one and a topic that I address multiple times in my book, What to Do about Mama? June&...
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The Family Meeting | What to Do about Mama?
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What to Do about Mama? A Guide to Caring for Aging Family Members. February 22, 2014. Debbie Williams-Maclean’s discussion of the family meeting is right on. As I’ve stated in What to Do about Mama? 8220;A productive family meeting can build a strong foundation for family caregiving. Do you share common values? Pp 12-13) describes that experience. As Debbie also says in her entry Person-Place-orThing, In my everyday quest to devour as much information on the subject of Caregiving, I run across all sorts ...
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Autonomy | What to Do about Mama?
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What to Do about Mama? A Guide to Caring for Aging Family Members. March 12, 2014. As Laura said in her blog, The Selfish Caregiver:. Autonomy is a really important value to consider in making caregiving decisions. It was a big factor in my own caregiving experience one that I revisit several times in What to Do about Mama? Talk about what is most important to all of you autonomy or safety. (WTDAM p.54). Caregiver Experience: Respect for care receiver autonomy. See Nathan’s Story (WTDAM p.190). I think t...
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Becoming a Caregiver and Planning for the Future | What to Do about Mama?
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What to Do about Mama? A Guide to Caring for Aging Family Members. Becoming a Caregiver and Planning for the Future. February 18, 2014. Check out http:/ eldercareathome.org/blog/. Post, Becoming a Caregiver and Planning for the Future. It’s always a good idea to learn and prepare ahead of time. Explore further by reading the real-life stories of 35 caregivers in “What to Do about Mama? Https:/ www.facebook.com/whattodoaboutmama. Https:/ www.amazon.com/author/barbaramatthews. May 13, 2015 at 4:00 pm.
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Aging in Place: Moving in with the Kids | What to Do about Mama?
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What to Do about Mama? A Guide to Caring for Aging Family Members. Aging in Place: Moving in with the Kids. May 30, 2014. On page 31 of “What to Do about Mama? 8221; I state:. Many of the decisions we made and the priorities we established about caregiving were based on the observations I had made as an assessor at the Area Agency on Aging. Families experienced a lot of stress in their caregiving roles and dealt with their challenges in different ways. Some of my impressions were:. It was the last bullet...
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Caregiver Questionnaire | What to Do about Mama?
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What to Do about Mama? A Guide to Caring for Aging Family Members. February 20, 2014. The material for “What to Do about Mama? 8221; was gathered from caregivers who responded to the following questionnaire. Reading the questionnaire will get you thinking. Reading “What to Do about Mama? 8221; will help you formulate a plan of action. Wouldn’t it have been great to have a manual that would have given you an idea of what to expect in your role as family caregiver? 1 For whom do/did you provide care? 6 Des...
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Slippery Slope | What to Do about Mama?
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What to Do about Mama? A Guide to Caring for Aging Family Members. August 4, 2014. I couldn’t help but notice the name of the poem by dementedgirl was the same as a heading in my book,. What to Do about Mama? Obviously the concept is the same: the accelerated decline or our care receivers–despite our best efforts to maintain control and thwart the inevitable. The Politically Incorrect Alzheimers Poetry Blog. It’s a slippery slope that we live on these days,. Mum-in-law’s changing in various ways,. Mom be...