The Family Carer's Toolkit

When Caring Drains You: Practical Ways to Protect Your Energy Without Feeling Guilty

When Caring Drains You: Practical Ways to Prote...

There is a kind of tiredness that sleep doesn’t fix! It’s the tiredness that comes from always thinking ahead, always listening, always watching, always being responsible for someone else’s wellbeing....

When Caring Drains You: Practical Ways to Prote...

There is a kind of tiredness that sleep doesn’t fix! It’s the tiredness that comes from always thinking ahead, always listening, always watching, always being responsible for someone else’s wellbeing....

When “Managing” Doesn’t Mean You’re Coping: The Hidden Reality for Many Family Carers

When “Managing” Doesn’t Mean You’re Coping: The...

Last week, I saw two different families struggling in very similar ways. In both situations, the person’s mobility had deteriorated significantly over time. And in both situations, the family had...

When “Managing” Doesn’t Mean You’re Coping: The...

Last week, I saw two different families struggling in very similar ways. In both situations, the person’s mobility had deteriorated significantly over time. And in both situations, the family had...

Reducing Falls at Night: What Family Carers Need to Know

Reducing Falls at Night: What Family Carers Nee...

As an occupational therapist, one of the most common concerns I hear from family carers is the risk of falls — especially at night. Many family carers tell me they...

Reducing Falls at Night: What Family Carers Nee...

As an occupational therapist, one of the most common concerns I hear from family carers is the risk of falls — especially at night. Many family carers tell me they...

What Real Carers Say About Dementia Care — And What It Teaches Us

What Real Carers Say About Dementia Care — And ...

Caring for someone living with Dementia is often described as a journey.   But if you ask carers what that journey really feels like, you don’t get neat answers. ·      ...

What Real Carers Say About Dementia Care — And ...

Caring for someone living with Dementia is often described as a journey.   But if you ask carers what that journey really feels like, you don’t get neat answers. ·      ...

Why the Bathroom Is One of the Riskiest Places at Home — and How Carers Can Reduce Falls Safely

Why the Bathroom Is One of the Riskiest Places ...

Caring for someone at home often means quietly adapting your life around your loved one's everyday tasks and routines — getting up, sitting down, washing, dressing. When we do these...

Why the Bathroom Is One of the Riskiest Places ...

Caring for someone at home often means quietly adapting your life around your loved one's everyday tasks and routines — getting up, sitting down, washing, dressing. When we do these...

Caring Over the Holidays: Why This Season Feels Harder for Family Carers

Caring Over the Holidays: Why This Season Feels...

Caring over the holidays can feel overwhelming. OT-created insight for family carers on why this season feels harder — and how calm preparation can help.

Caring Over the Holidays: Why This Season Feels...

Caring over the holidays can feel overwhelming. OT-created insight for family carers on why this season feels harder — and how calm preparation can help.