Shelley Webb is a Registered Nurse and founder of The Intentional Caregiver. She was blessed to have cared for her father in her home for more than 4 years.
Stuffed Animals Bring Comfort to Dementia Patients I’ve noted that many caregivers of loved ones with dementia use stuffed animals to successfully provide comfort. Here’s a company that took the idea one step further. MEMORABLE PETS AIMS TO HELP FAMILIES, PATIENTS DEAL WITH DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER’S New Business Creates Stuffed Animals Designed to Soothe Patients [...]
Our Beloved Pets is a new weekly feature where we will be spotlighting our reader’s furry (or not so furry) friends. This week. we’re delighted to introduce you to Lucy, a German Shepherd, Shar-Pei cross who lives in Australia with her owner, Sally. 1. Name: Lucy 2. Breed:German Shepherd x Shar-pei 3. Owner: Sally 4. [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day! I received a lovely note from one of our readers this morning in response to this week’s newsletter. In the newsletter, I had mentioned that some people (myself included this year) find Valentine’s Day difficult due to either not having a sweetheart, being overwhelmed by caregiving duties or in some cases, financial [...]
Our Beloved Pets Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and I know that, for many people it’s one of those days that can be difficult. Sometimes there are no sweethearts in your life; sometimes there are financial struggles that make celebrating difficult and of course, there are the caregiving duties that sometimes wipe out [...]
Next week is Valentine’s Day which often conjures up visions of young lovers walking along the beach hand in hand. But love has no boundaries when it comes to age and as this darling video shows, life at the Los Angeles Jewish Home is spicier than you could probably imagine. (I couldn’t help but notice [...]
Botox Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Seniors The United States Food and Drug Administration approved Botox for use in treating urinary incontinence among elderly patients in August of 2011. Primarily conceived as a wrinkle-reducing alternative to plastic surgery, Botox has eluded many medical authorities with its growing applications in treating the symptoms of many conditions [...]
Where the Heart Is: How to pay for home modifications By Michelle Seitzer Aging in place (AIP) costs considerably less than assisted living care, but it’s not free. Though funds are dwindling for many senior-related programs (Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security have all spent ample time on the chopping block lately), there are still a [...]
Vision Boards – Adding Hope to Caregivers ” I have a dream…………”. We all recognize that line from Martin Luther King’s famous speech. But how many of us have forgotten that WE had a dream? I know I did. But one of my new year’s goals was to make a vision board…..as seen to the left…….and in [...]
“In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy.” ~Brother David Steindl-Rast “Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current [...]
If you’re stopping over from Denise’s holiday blog party, welcome! And welcome to everyone else, as well. I thought I would just leave this little “gift” up for the remainder of the holidays in case anyone finds it // Get the Countdown Creator Pro widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox! Not seeing [...]
