The Family Carer's Toolkit
When Do You Become a Carer? (It's Often Earlier...
One of the things I've noticed over the years as an occupational therapist is that many people don't realise they've become a family carer. People often imagine a carer...
When Do You Become a Carer? (It's Often Earlier...
One of the things I've noticed over the years as an occupational therapist is that many people don't realise they've become a family carer. People often imagine a carer...
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...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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...