How To Introduce Your Parents To Caregiving

How To Introduce Your Parents To Caregiving

Growing Old With Dignity When the time comes to get caregiving help for your parents you need to be sensitive to the points of resistance that they may have. Denial, fear and the unwillingness to lose their independence rank high in the elderly’s opposition to...
How Caregivers Can Help the Visually Impaired

How Caregivers Can Help the Visually Impaired

How Caregivers Can Help The Visually Impaired Losing one’s eyesight is a traumatic experience that robs the afflicted of many of their daily pleasures, such as reading, sightseeing, television viewing and seeing children and grandchildren. Even those who are partially...
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...