Tag: caregiving | INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine - Part 2

Caregiving Done Safely

Posted by Wendy Johnstone
|Date: November 30, 2017
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Caregiving Done Safely

Caregiving often involves physically demanding tasks. It requires conscientious care for your loved one – ...

Caregiving often involves physically demanding tasks. It requires conscientious care for your loved one – and for your own health. ...

November 30, 2017
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Living with Chronic Pain

Posted by Wendy Johnstone
|Date: October 01, 2017
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Living with Chronic Pain

Chronic pain can be overwhelming. Chronic pain is different for everyone and finding out what works to he ...

Chronic pain can be overwhelming. Chronic pain is different for everyone and finding out what works to help manage it might take some trial and error. Caring for someone else while in pain adds an ext ...

October 01, 2017
| by Wendy Johnstone

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Marathon Caregiving

Posted by Wendy Johnstone
|Date: July 01, 2017
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Marathon Caregiving

Long-term caregiving isn’t uncommon. The biggest risk of marathon caring is “hitting a wall.” Being a suc ...

Long-term caregiving isn’t uncommon. The biggest risk of marathon caring is “hitting a wall.” Being a successful marathon caregiver takes skill and endurance. ...

July 01, 2017
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Balancing Work and Caregiving

Posted by Wendy Johnstone
|Date: June 01, 2017
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Balancing Work and Caregiving

Almost 28 per cent of Canadians combine paid work and caregiving. The strains of caregiving, however, tak ...

Almost 28 per cent of Canadians combine paid work and caregiving. The strains of caregiving, however, take their toll ...

June 01, 2017
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Self-Compassion

Posted by Wendy Johnstone
|Date: May 01, 2017
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Self-Compassion

When we are kind to ourselves or showing self-compassion, it leads to increased feelings of happiness, op ...

When we are kind to ourselves or showing self-compassion, it leads to increased feelings of happiness, optimism, gratitude, and life satisfaction. It’s even linked to better coping and resiliency in t ...

May 01, 2017
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Acknowledging Loss

Posted by Wendy Johnstone
|Date: April 01, 2017
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Acknowledging Loss

Each of us deals with these losses differently and grief comes in many forms including shock, denial, dep ...

Each of us deals with these losses differently and grief comes in many forms including shock, denial, depression, feelings of loneliness, and anger. ...

April 01, 2017
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Start the Conversation

Posted by Wendy Johnstone
|Date: March 01, 2017
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Start the Conversation

From thinking and sharing, the next part of advance care planning is writing down your wishes and instruc ...

From thinking and sharing, the next part of advance care planning is writing down your wishes and instructions for future health care. ...

March 01, 2017
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Turning Plans Into Action

Posted by Wendy Johnstone
|Date: February 01, 2017
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Turning Plans Into Action

Many caregivers acknowledge the importance of caring for themselves yet, in another breath, we hear them ...

Many caregivers acknowledge the importance of caring for themselves yet, in another breath, we hear them use statements such as, “I feel overwhelmed. ...

February 01, 2017
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Generally Speaking…

Posted by Wendy Johnstone
|Date: January 01, 2017
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Generally Speaking…

Family caregivers often struggle with not knowing how to speak up and get their message across to key peo ...

Family caregivers often struggle with not knowing how to speak up and get their message across to key people involved with the person for whom they are caring. ...

January 01, 2017
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Creating a Life She Loves

Posted by James Ellsworth
|Date: March 01, 2016
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Creating a Life She Loves

Barbara Risto, the publisher/owner of INSPIRED Senior Living has walked the path of a caregiver, multiple ...

Barbara Risto, the publisher/owner of INSPIRED Senior Living has walked the path of a caregiver, multiple times. She is a testament to being thrust into caregiver roles, as so many are; and also being ...

March 01, 2016
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Life Layers

Posted by Irene Butler
|Date: July 01, 2015
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Life Layers

Marjorie Horne poses before the “Spirit of Sail,” but by the time this sculpture was erected in 1978, the ...

Marjorie Horne poses before the “Spirit of Sail,” but by the time this sculpture was erected in 1978, the waterfront in downtown Kelowna was old-hat to Marjorie. Her family moved to the valley communi ...

July 01, 2015
| by Irene Butler

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Why Give?

Posted by Bobbie Jo Reid
|Date: May 01, 2010
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Why Give?

When disaster strikes in the global community and need is imminent, digging deep to help those in peril c ...

When disaster strikes in the global community and need is imminent, digging deep to help those in peril comes naturally for most. But when the need is ongoing, it takes a little more commitment and pl ...

May 01, 2010
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Assisted Living Residences

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: June 05, 2009
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Assisted Living Residences

Assisted Living residences combine private suites with support services and social activities to help sen ...

Assisted Living residences combine private suites with support services and social activities to help seniors with some limitations to continue living as independently as they can. It often provides ...

June 05, 2009
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What is Complex Care?

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: June 05, 2009
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What is Complex Care?

Government agencies often refer to complex care as “residential care”. These two terms, complex care and ...

Government agencies often refer to complex care as “residential care”. These two terms, complex care and residential care, are interchangeable. So if you hear someone referring to “residential care” t ...

June 05, 2009
| by Barbara Risto

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