The Growing Demand For Home-Based Care

The Growing Demand For Home-Based Care

The Growing Demand for Home-Based Care Why the demand for home-based care and nursing is a growing option in South Africa The demand for home-based caregiving and nursing in South Africa is growing at a rapid rate. What is driving this phenomenon? Simply stated, the...
Coping With Anxiety For The Family Caregiver

Coping With Anxiety For The Family Caregiver

Coping With Anxiety for the Family Caregiver COPING WITH ANXIETY & STRESS FOR THE FAMILY CAREGIVER When taking on the responsibility of caregiving it is not uncommon for children and spouses to suffer from varying degrees of anxiety and stress. It’s not...
The Debt We Owe The Elderly

The Debt We Owe The Elderly

The Debt We Owe The Elderly “The human race is characterized by a long childhood and by a long old age. Throughout history this has enabled older persons to educate the younger and pass on values to them; this role has ensured man’s survival and progress. The presence...
Dentifying The 7 Stages Of Alzheimer’s

Dentifying The 7 Stages Of Alzheimer’s

Dentifying The 7 Stages Of Alzheimer’s Stage 1- Absence Of Impairment Person is fully functional without any impairment, judgment, communication or daily activity. Stage 2- Minimal Impairment Person experiences some memory lapses that are undetectable by friends or...
Post Hospital Care For The Elderly

Post Hospital Care For The Elderly

Growing Old With Dignity In medical terms there are actually five stages of Alzheimer’s but for purposes of caregiving we break them down into early, middle and late stage. This article deals with early stage. Although a person may not always appear to have dementia,...