How to Avoid Compassion Burnout
Caregivers, both professional and personal, often suffer from compassion burnout or fatigue — a syndrome also known as “secondary trauma stress.” But navigating any…
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Senior Home Safety: Keeping Your Pet While You Age in Place
Though they cannot speak a word, pets can communicate volumes to their owners. They express unconditional loyalty, love, curiosity, and energy. They demonstrate every…
When is it Time to Consider Memory Care for Your Parent?
According to Grace LeRoux, Bethesda Staff Development Coordinator and a former Memory Care Nurse Manager at Bethesda Meadow, the answer to the above question…
Delirium Isn’t ‘Just Part of Getting Older’
As many as half of hospital patients age 65 and older develop delirium. Once thought of as something ordinary — something that “just happens” to…
How to Have More Fun Caregiving for a Senior Loved One
If you are a family caregiver for a senior loved one, the concept of “fun” may be the furthest thing from your mind. You…