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CAREGIVING TIPS

 

Tips, Tools & Templates

for people caring for aging parents

or unexpectedly thrust into caregiving…

 

 

This site is a work in progress.  

CAREGIVING TIPS

This site is a work in progress.

Tips, Tools & Templates for People Dealing with Aging Parents

or Unexpectedly Thrust into Caregiving

 

The purpose of this site is to provide tools and resources primarily for people caring for aging parents.

Also, many of the tools are helpful for those who have been unexpectedly thrust into a caregiving situation due to illness or injury.

The goal is to leverage the learnings from the community of those who have gone through this process and share best practices to, hopefully, make the journey a little easier.

This site is dedicated to my mother, Sydney, for whom I provided care the last few years of her life.

— Stacey Dickinson

Tools & Templates

General Resources

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Dementia/Cognitive Resources

Leverage Your Team

Find people to take on these caregiver roles.

Planning an Afternoon Outing

Use this handy checklist when planning your next outing.

Checklist for an outing...

Quick Quotes & Tips

Tip: Get a lockbox (with a combination on the box) that can be shared with caregivers. You can put in credit cards, medications, keys, whatever it is that you don't want lost.

— Nancy O.

"For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed."

—Kahlil Gibran

"Life is a succession of lessons that must be lived in order to be understood."

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Tip: Meet all healthcare providers and attend as many appointments as possible. Like most of life, it is about relationships. If you know the pharmacist, oxygen provider, phlebotomist, etc. it can make a big difference.

–Matt B.

"Life is a balance of holding on and letting go."

— Rumi

Tip: Upload pictures of your loved one with friends and family onto a photo frame or old computer and put it on slideshow. This can also be a conversation starter for caregivers: “Oh look! You visited NYC. How fun!”

–Stacey D.

"Clear your mind of can't."

— Samuel Johnson

"Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them."

–Orison Swett Marden

Some of the above inspirational quotes can be found in the Play the Day®

52-week Quotes/Photo Book.

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