Caregivers Finding A Foothold
76 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA caregiver community hosted by an Consuela, Occupational Therapist and former caregiver to my mother. I know that providing for the daily needs of your elderly parents or disabled spouse can have its daily challenges. You often feel alone and often risk injury to themselves and your loved ones as you struggle to assist them with daily personal care and mobility tasks. I understand what you are going through and understand that you just need insight on what options are available. The Caregiver's Finding A Foothold podcast is the place to come. Here you get to listen to the similar challenges that other family caregivers are having and hear responses that can help them to reduce the pressure, stress and physical work of caregiving. You can also visit the website https://www.findingafoothold.com and use the call in button to leave a voicemail recording of a concern that you would like to have addressed on an upcoming future episode. Also, follow me on Instagram and learn about other ways of connecting with this community and sharing your concerns and receiving support. Information on linktree on my Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/findingafoothold/
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Episodes
Navigating Caregiving Challenges: Saying No To A Demanding Parent
February 18, 2024 00:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBIn this episode, we tackle the complexities of caregiving by addressing the difficult task of setting boundaries with demanding parents. Learn from the extensive experience of an occupational therapist and caregiver as insight and strategies for maintaining balance and well-being while caring for a demanding loved one are presented. Discover the importance of acknowledging caregiving challenges and effectively communicating boundaries to demanding parents. Hear personal anecdotes and p...
Episode 56: A Happier New Year Is Possible For Caregivers
January 17, 2024 23:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBIn this episode, we delve into empowering caregivers to create opportunities for experiencing a happier 2024 by focusing on mindset shifts and strategic planning. We explore the importance of cultivating a positive outlook, building a supportive network, and establishing a caregiving team. We also emphasize the significance of pursuing opportunities for time away, encouraging caregivers to become more proactive in ensuring their ability to participate in activities outside of caregiving. ...
Episode 56: A Happier New Year Is Possible
January 17, 2024 23:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBIn this episode, we delve into empowering caregivers to create opportunities for experiencing a happier 2024 by focusing on mindset shifts and strategic planning. We explore the importance of cultivating a positive outlook, building a supportive network, and establishing a caregiving team. We also emphasize the significance of pursuing opportunities for time away, encouraging caregivers to become more proactive in ensuring their ability to participate in activities outside of caregiving. ...
Episode 55: Going Home For Holidays: Are Aging Parents Doing OK?
December 21, 2023 02:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBIn this episode, we dive into the vital conversation of assessing the safety of aging parents and grandparents as families reunite for visits during the holiday season. While it's a time to gather, have fun, and continue cherished family traditions, it's also an opportune moment to prioritize the well-being of our elderly loved ones. Listen as we share practical tips for families to help them recognize safety concerns and potential fall risks in the homes of aging relatives. From observ...
Episode 54: Aging In Place: Are Your Parents Doing Ok In Their Homes?
November 02, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBIn this episode, we talk about the important topic of aging in place. What are things that we can do when a parent in advanced aging desires to live out their lives in their own home, even when you see that things have become challenging and there are fall risks? What are some things that you can learn to do to improve their safety and ability to do basic personal care and mobility tasks, when they are resistant to having a hired caregiver come in to help? What things can you do to lessen...
Episode 53: Preventing Family Caregiver Injuries
September 27, 2023 02:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBIn this episode of "Caregivers Finding a Foothold," we tackle a pressing concern: preventing caregiver injuries. These injuries are happening. The injuries are changing lives, these injuries often long lasting and affect the quality of life of the family caregiver long after the caregiving journey has ended. Caregivers often neglect the subtle signs their bodies give them, leading to injury and disability themselves. We explore four of the primary causes behind these injuries and offer gui...
Episode 52: 4 Ways To "Finding" Time For Yourself As A Caregiver
July 17, 2023 01:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBThis episode addresses a question called into the podcast call in line, from a caller Jim. Jim has expressed frustrations this summer, at always having to cancel his plans and never having enough time to take care of his needs, due to care duties related to caring for him mom. In today's discussion, we delve into the importance of creating time for yourself as a caregiver and the strategies that can help you achieve it. We explore ways to prioritize your needs, attend to your loved one's ...
Keys to Effective Caregiving After A Loved One Has had A Stroke.
June 15, 2023 15:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBA re-release of a popular podcast from last year which has helped many family caregivers adapt to life caring for a loved one who has had a stroke. As a caregiver, if your loved one has had a stroke, how much help they will need can vary greatly. It can range from them requiring no assistance with care, to requiring more care than one person can offer. Do your homework by learning about your loved one’s strengths and weaknesses. Be realistic about what you can do. Just because you can...
Episode 51: Keys to Effective Caregiving After A Loved One Has had A Stroke.
June 15, 2023 15:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBA re-release of a popular podcast from last year which has helped many family caregivers adapt to life caring for a loved one who has had a stroke. As a caregiver, if your loved one has had a stroke, how much help they will need can vary greatly. It can range from them requiring no assistance with care, to requiring more care than one person can offer. Do your homework by learning about your loved one’s strengths and weaknesses. Be realistic about what you can do. Just because you can...
Episode 50: Mom Is Refusing To Make Changes That Can Make Caring For Her Easier
May 10, 2023 20:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBThis episodes addresses a question called into the podcast call in line. When you are caring for an aging parent who is still in their own home, things can get challenging. Especially when you have moved back in to care for them and they are having difficulty accepting recommendations from you. That is the case with Victoria, who called in a question, giving a scenario to a challenge she has assisting with her mom's care. Question/scenario: Mom is now basically wheelchair confined, but ...
Episode 49: Courage To Be The Daughter, Not The Little Child
April 16, 2023 21:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBToday's episode features a guest who shares her story of courage. We will return to our format of addressing your concerns called in to the call-in line, on our next episode. My guest for this podcast episode is Eve Hill. She is a Californian. She was a former sitcom writer, grant writer and a community liaison for the Los Angeles Unified School District. She is a licensed California realtor and a Certified Aging In Place Specialist (CAPS). She is also the co-founder of Customized Agi...
Episode 48: Moving from the Winter of Caregiving into Your Spring Season
March 12, 2023 00:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBIn our calendar year, there are seasons. The climate changes as we go through the year and we must navigate through those seasons, making adjustments to accommodate for the newness of events and challenges which come. The same is true for caregiving. There are times when you settle into a routine as you make accommodations for your aging parents' needs. But there are also those times when it feels like everything around you is falling apart --things look gray and damp and you experience i...
4 Common Caregiver Stressors. What was hardest for you in 2022?
January 14, 2023 20:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBNot all caregivers endure the same types of stress. What keeps you up at night or causes tears to flow down your face when someone asks, "How you are doing?" Your story may be very different from another family caregiver. Each story can be different. As a family caregiver, you face unique stressors that come with the territory of caring for someone . You may feel overwhelmed by balancing your loved one’s needs and your own daily responsibilities. As much as you would like to provide ...
Episode 47: 4 Common Caregiver Stressors. What was hardest for you in 2022?
January 14, 2023 20:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBNot all caregivers endure the same types of stress. What keeps you up at night or causes tears to flow down your face when someone asks, "How you are doing?" Your story may be very different from another family caregiver. Each story can be different. As a family caregiver, you face unique stressors that come with the territory of caring for someone . You may feel overwhelmed by balancing your loved one’s needs and your own daily responsibilities. As much as you would like to provide ...
Episode 46: Change Is Happening!
December 25, 2022 17:00 - 8 minutes - 6.21 MBThe year 2022 has been about change and growth for me and many of you. Thank you for daring to believe then taking the courage to take the first steps. That has been the case here in the Finding A Foothold Community. Thank you to the many who have joined this community, making the decision to no longer isolate, to connect to others, and begin to experience hope. My desire has been to reach those who have wrongly accepted a definition that depicts caregiving as laying aside your entire ...
Episode 45: Son hasn't worked because mom with fall risks. Son may lose his house.
December 06, 2022 05:00 - 18 minutes - 12.4 MBA caller left a message on the call-in line, explaining the following scenario: Son states: Mom previously lived alone, had a fall and injury to her hip 3 months ago. Mom currently has home health OT and PT to help with her recovery but they will be ending soon. Mom is much better, using a walker and requires supervision while walking in case she loses her balance. Son states mom has no cognitive deficits, is very aware and able to cognitively manage the affairs of her day. Son states...
Episode 44: It Is Difficult To Work From Home When Mom Keeps Calling My Name
September 24, 2022 22:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBDaughter works from home. She is grateful for that because she is the primary caregiver for her mom who lives with her. Since home from the hospital after a hip fracture, mom with weakness and needs help with all task. Daughter very concerned that she may jeopardize her ability to remain a remote worker due to mom constantly calling her. Today's question will address that scenario. A caller left a message on the call-in line, explaining that mom is very upset, she does not want to ...
Hospital Discharge: Home or Inpatient Rehab when Mom is so weak.
September 01, 2022 21:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBBeing in the hospital for several days would result in most of us wanting to go home. We would be ready to sleep in our own beds and eat food that we enjoy. And this is also often the case with many elderly patients who are being discharged from the hospital, they are ready to go home! I know this all too well, because after one of my mother's hospitalizations, she was insisting on skipping an inpatient rehab stay and going back home. But there are several factors which had to be taken ...
Episode 43: Hospital Discharge: Home or Inpatient Rehab when Mom is so weak.
September 01, 2022 21:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBBeing in the hospital for several days would result in most of us wanting to go home. We would be ready to sleep in our own beds and eat food that we enjoy. And this is also often the case with many elderly patients who are being discharged from the hospital, they are ready to go home! I know this all too well, because after one of my mother's hospitalizations, she was insisting on skipping an inpatient rehab stay and going back home. But there are several factors which had to be taken ...
What To Do When Dad Won't Let Daughter Help in Bathroom?
August 23, 2022 20:00 - 11 minutes - 7.64 MBWhen you are caring for an aging parent of the opposite sex, things can get a little awkward -- when it comes to modesty with toileting and other aspects of care. This is the case with Jenna, with a question of how to address concerns that her dad may have fall risks in the bathroom, difficulty with toileting. Question: Jenna indicates dad goes into bathroom, locks the door and does not allow her to come in to assist him. Jenna with concerns that dad is struggling and may have had fal...
Episode 42: What To Do When Dad Won't Let Daughter Help in Bathroom?
August 23, 2022 20:00 - 11 minutes - 7.65 MBWhen you are caring for an aging parent of the opposite sex, things can get a little awkward -- when it comes to modesty with toileting and other aspects of care. This is the case with Jenna, with a question of how to address concerns that her dad may have fall risks in the bathroom, difficulty with toileting. Question: Jenna indicates dad goes into bathroom, locks the door and does not allow her to come in to assist him. Jenna with concerns that dad is struggling and may have had fal...
7 Tips To Help Caregivers Live Well
August 08, 2022 12:00 - 16 minutes - 11 MBMaintaining your health and well-being while caregiving is a must. Unfortunately most caregiver learn this the hard way. (I know I did!) As a caregiver, if your number one focus is to only be concerned that your loved one has everything they need, that they have a good quality of life but you forget to take care of yourself in the process, you are headed down the road to mental and physical crises. Learning to take care of yourself also allows you to show up and give your best. T...
Episode 41: 7 Tips To Help Caregivers Live Well
August 08, 2022 12:00 - 16 minutes - 11 MBMaintaining your health and well-being while caregiving is a must. Unfortunately most caregiver learn this the hard way. (I know I did!) As a caregiver, if your number one focus is to only be concerned that your loved one has everything they need, that they have a good quality of life but you forget to take care of yourself in the process, you are headed down the road to mental and physical crises. Learning to take care of yourself also allows you to show up and give your best. T...
Episode 40: How To Care For Your Loved One Who Has Had A Stroke
May 31, 2022 21:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBAs a caregiver, if your loved one has had a stroke, how much help they will need can vary greatly. It can range from them requiring no assistance with care, to requiring more care than one person can offer. Do your homework by learning about your loved one’s strengths and weaknesses. Be realistic about what you can do. Just because you can’t do it all, doesn’t mean you don’t love them, it just means you can’t do it all. Find what will work. Explore options of support, explore differe...
Episode 39: Your Needs Must Be Included In the Caregiving Plan
May 13, 2022 00:00 - 24 minutes - 16.5 MBCaring for your parents is honorable but also challenging. You want to do all you can to make things easier for them, so you put all your energy and effort into trying to meet their every need. When you do this, you often do it at the expense of your own mental and physical well-being, and this can have dire consequences. Family caregivers often neglect their health as well as sacrifice other meaningful relationships and interests in their life because they don't have an effective plan wh...
Episode 38: But Did You Read The Hospital Discharge Paperwork?
April 03, 2022 03:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBCaregivers are often overwhelmed with concerns and uncertainty about their loved one when they are in the hospital, it is an emotional time and it takes everyone out of their normal routine. When they have had a surgery, it even makes things more stressful. Discharge day is usually full of unknowns as hospital staff perform last minute lab work, and several different medical professional are providing information on various areas of your loved one’s care. There is information given abo...
Episode 38: But Did You Read The Hospital Discharge Paperwork?
April 03, 2022 03:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBCaregivers are often overwhelmed with concerns and uncertainty about their loved one when they are in the hospital, it is an emotional time and it takes everyone out of their normal routine. When they have had a surgery, it even makes things more stressful. Discharge day is usually full of unknowns as hospital staff perform last minute lab work, and several different medical professional are providing information on various areas of your loved one’s care. There is information given abo...
Episode 37: Caregivers Are You Really Alone?
March 30, 2022 01:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBFinding A Foothold Podcast is devoted to lightening the load of family caregivers who show up, to provide care to their loved ones. Many caregivers have concerns and questions and need guidance on how to make the caregiving journey easier. Finding A Foothold is a community of caregivers who band together to provide support, to help caregivers navigate the caregiving journey with the least about of stress. Here, you get opportunities to ask questions and to hear insight from Consuela Mar...
Episode 36: Is It Safe For Dad To Be Home Alone While I Return To Work?
March 16, 2022 03:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBFinding A Foothold Podcast listens to the heart and concerns of the caregiver, hearing what their struggles are and then offering recommendations on how to improve how they are doing things, with the goal of helping to make the load lighter. Today's podcast addresses concerns from daughter Marcie who is concerned about her Dad who recently had a hospital stay due prostate surgery and a bladder infection. When discharged home, Dad had confusion and weakness so Marcie took off work for a w...
Episode 35: Five-Minute Word of Encouragement -- Have Fun!
March 02, 2022 12:00 - 4 minutes - 3.43 MBToday's episode is the first of Finding A Foothold's 5-minute words of encourage. As a caregiver, I know that there are moments of isolation, when you just don't get to attend events and often feel left out as the world continues to spin and people are gathering and lingering and having fun and you often miss out on many events due to your role as a caregiver. While this is unfair and you are justifiably right in thinking "I don't get to do the fun stuff", I challenge you not to stay in ...
Episode 34: Mom Wants More Help Than She Needs
February 09, 2022 03:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBFinding A Foothold Podcast listens to the heart and concerns of the caregiver, hearing what their struggles are and then offering recommendations on how to improve how they are doing things, with the goal of helping to make the load lighter. Today's podcast addresses concerns from Vicki who is concerned about her Mom who wants her to help her more than what is actually needed. Vicki indicated that Mom does have good and bad days. Vicki states that many days Mom is able to do more for her...
Episode 33: Dad is having falls and Mom is making demands.
January 25, 2022 05:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBFinding A Foothold Podcast listens to the heart and concerns of the caregiver, hearing what their struggles are and then offering recommendations on how to improve how they are doing things, with the goal of helping to make the load lighter. Today's podcast addresses concerns from Sophie who is concerned about her Dad coming from the hospital after falling in the bathroom and having a minor injury. Sophie is afraid Dad will fall again and requested suggestions on how to keep him safe in t...
Episode 32: Find A Positive Successful Foothold in Caregiving
January 12, 2022 05:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBWelcome to Season 2 of Caregivers Finding A Foothold Podcast. The podcast for teaching and guiding caregivers to a place of hope in the midst of caregiving. Caregiving is hard, and can leave you feeling defeated, with no place to go for answers on how to better live out your calling as a caregiver without always arriving at the end of each day feeling lost, with physical pain and an overwhelming sense of stress. Some times you just need to know that someone experienced what you are going...
Episode 31: Katie Wonders If She Can Continue Caring For Stewart
December 06, 2021 11:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBKatie has been caregiver for her husband for almost a decade, he had a stroke about 8 years ago. He was in his mid 50s, and while he was not able to return to work, he was able to somewhat care for himself at home while his wife remained employed full-time. Husband is now with other illnesses and increased physical limitations and now requires assist with all mobility and personal care. Wife is struggling with the fact that her ability to care for him in their home may be coming to an en...
Episode 30: Meet Guest Roz Jones and be Lifted!
November 21, 2021 22:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBMeet Roz Jones. Owner and CEO of Jacksonville's Best Caregivers. https://www.rozjonesent.com It has been an honor to meet and talk with Roslyn Jones, a CEO and author who has a compassionate heart for the elderly community and she also has a passion for caregivers who endeavor to provide the best care possible for their loved one. In this episode, we discuss some of the factors which must be considered when entering the role of a caregiver and the challenges that many caregivers are faced...
Episode 29: Easy Ways To Decrease Fall Risks In The Home
November 14, 2021 23:00 - 14 minutes - 9.67 MBFalls happen more often than you think. Some result in minor injuries and some with very serious ones. They can happen to anyone. Falls occur inside and outside the home. On this episode, meet "Ms. Sarah." “Ms. Sarah” was going out to the mailbox, like she has done almost daily, for nearly 50 years at her current home. This time she made the wrong step and down she went —into the ditch. Hear about the injury that resulted, and the changes made in her environment to decrease her fa...
Episode 28: How To Keep Mom Safe At Home, On A Budget
November 08, 2021 03:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBFalls in the home are a great concern to many adult children who have aging parents who are still living in their own homes. Many adult children have limited incomes, and are even struggling to make ends meet during this pandemic. Many parents are still home alone, even though their children are at work and they worry about their parent's safety. They do not want them to fall. Having therapists in the home to provide training and recommendations on low cost options for decreasing fall ri...
Episode 27: Can I Care For Dad Who Has Had a Leg Amputation?
November 01, 2021 03:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBAmputation of a leg is a hard thing to endurance, and it can usually mean use of a wheelchair for the individual, which means a big lifestyle change for them and the caregiver. Accessibility into the home, into bedroom, into bathroom and kitchen area should all be prioritized based on what you desire to see happen. Start with easy access into the home then look at those changes that will result in your loved one being more independent and those that will reduce your workload. It doesn’t ...
Episode 26: Prior Relationships Affect Caregiving
October 24, 2021 23:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBWhen you become the caregiver to a loved one, you bring into your role a history that may be filled with good and bad. Be prepared to work through some hurts. You may need to seek professional help, there may need to be a healing and forgiveness to take place. If you had a very loving history and you enter into caregiving with the goal of meeting every need of your loved one, you may need to take it slow. Find a way of providing the best care, with the support from others. Remember that...
Episode 25: Create A Caregiving Plan That Works For You
October 20, 2021 00:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBIt's hard knowing what to do as a caregiver! Should they stay in their own home? Should they move in with me? Should I move in with them? Should I hire a sitter? Should I look at long term placement? etc. There are so many questions and just as many opinions from others on what you should be doing. Yes, it is good to ask for advice from those you trust and value because sometimes we can't see the whole picture. There will also be others who will give advise that you did not seek and frow...
Episode 24: Caregivers Can Do Too Much
October 04, 2021 03:00 - 13 minutes - 9.26 MBIt is so easy to get into the trap of doing everything for your elder parents or disabled spouse after they have sustained an injury or have a debilitating diagnosis. You may feel that you are making life easier for them when you cater to their every need but you could in fact be making things more difficult for them in the long run. Yes, there is a time during the recovery phase that they require more assistance with task, but the amount of assist needed can decrease as strength and endu...
Episode 23: Small Changes Can Improve Safety
September 27, 2021 02:00 - 13 minutes - 9.37 MBAn illness or injury can really change how a loved one can function in their home. It doesn’t take much for the elderly to become weak and debilitated, resulting in them not being able to do the basic things for themselves that they use to do. A common thing that I’ve seen lately is that many of the elderly patients that I am servicing are not admitted into the hospital for treatment after diagnosed with an illness or who have had minor injuries in their homes. Lack of medical staff or th...
Episode 23: Small Changes Can Improve Safety
September 27, 2021 02:00 - 13 minutes - 9.37 MBAn illness or injury can really change how a loved one can function in their home. It doesn’t take much for the elderly to become weak and debilitated, resulting in them not being able to do the basic things for themselves that they use to do. A common thing that I’ve seen lately is that many of the elderly patients that I am servicing are not admitted into the hospital for treatment after diagnosed with an illness or who have had minor injuries in their homes. Lack of medical staff or th...
Episode 22: With Disabilities: Focus On What You Can Change
September 20, 2021 04:00 - 24 minutes - 16.5 MBWe all respond to a crisis in different ways, but a common initial response that we all have is that we wish it wasn’t happening to us, that we could blink and make it go away! You may not be human if this isn’t the way you initially react to devastating news. I have seen that choosing to remain hopeful and focusing only on things that you can change or improve is key to surviving, being available to function and hopefully thriving in the situation. I’ve had a patient tell me recently, “I ...
Episode 21: Parents Have A Part To Play in Their Home Safety
September 13, 2021 03:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBWhen parents are aging, have a debilitating diagnosis or have undergone an injury or surgery, they are not able to move about in their homes like they use to.They appear to be fairly cognitively intact, but they have bodies that are weak, frail and with pain —bodies that just don’t cooperate with what they want to do. They have already fallen, many times. It’s only a matter of time before they fall again. Suggestions you or therapists have made have all been rejected by them. Not onl...
Episode 20: Taming The Caregiving Storm
September 07, 2021 01:00 - 11 minutes - 7.99 MBLouisiana has just incurred a storm -- Hurricane Ida which has caused much destruction and damage to our coastal parishes. Caregiving is also a storm, which touches many lives and if not properly entered into, it too can cause much destruction and damage to lives. Caregiving is important. It is in fact a very honorable role to assume. It demonstrates a heart of love that look beyond only focusing on our own personal needs to meeting the needs of others. While caregiving is important,...
Episode 19: Diane Knew She Would Be The One
August 23, 2021 03:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBAs a child, we often see our parents as strong and capable. It's tough seeing them age and becoming frail. We often see it happening, and there is nothing we can do to stop aging but we can do our part in keeping them safe. Diane is a listener who called into the call-in line who, like myself, knew that I would one day be my parent's caregiver. Knowing that you will undertake the role and properly preparing for the role is two different things. Becoming a caregiver requires physical p...
Episode 18: When Enough is Not Enough
August 16, 2021 04:00 - 15 minutes - 10.3 MBCaregiving has many challenges. There are some caregivers who have developed a team of support that allows them to care for their loved one and still be able to live fulfilled lives. They have the physical support and the financial resources and all is well. This is great, but... Well, it is rare. This is not the case in the lives of many many caregivers. There are many caregivers who are struggling. Many are at the end of what they are able to do. So, what do you do when you can't con...
Episode 17: Mr. Ruben and His Labor of Love
August 08, 2021 19:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBMeet Mr. Rubin, full-time caregiver for his wife of 55 years. Hear his heart, his desire to take care of his wife in their home. Hear how he evolved into his role, how we worked together to address some of the struggles he was having in caring for his wife, and how he made the adaptations in his technique and his environment which improved how he cared for his wife. Also hear him share how self-care is vital to the longevity of the caregiver. If you are a caregiver who is experiencing ch...
Episode 16: Helping When Mom Doesn't Know Best
August 01, 2021 05:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBCaregiving brings many challenges and concerns. As a new caregiver, even when the role is temporary, because your loved one will likely fully recover, it can still be stressful. There are things that are unfamiliar and there is the possibility of there being an injury due to improper techniques. Episode 16 features calls from caregivers into the Caregivers Finding A Foothold podcast call-in line. It’s a FREE call with the responses aired on our podcast. Caregivers Questions: Liste...