Her phone was ringing off the hook. Roberta Alzen, the director of nursing at Ecumen-managed Grand Village in Grand Rapids, Minn., was caught off guard. “Have you seen the paper?”
How can you be a good caregiver to someone who is not happy to have your help? The “reluctant caregivee” is a common challenge to caregivers, even those who are
Sometimes a good talk with someone who understands helps relieve the stress of caregiving. In fact, that is the basis of most support groups. Just pulling the chairs in a
If you’re not already a caregiver to a loved one, chances are high you will be one day. The constellation of issues you are, or will be, facing are daunting.
Tom Stober, an expert on process and efficiency, was routinely going about his work one day when he walked into a room and came face-to-face with something that “shook me
