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Establecer Límites como Cuidador
Como cuidador, es esencial que siga comprometido con sus límites personales, asegurándose de darse tiempo y espacio para abordar sus necesidades personales de descanso, relajación y satisfacción. Esta base para un autocuidado positivo es vital para mejorar su bienestar. Aquí se explica cómo hacerlo.
Cómo hacer respiraciones de relajación
Si se siente ansioso, el primer paso a seguir es romper el ciclo de respuesta al estrés de su cuerpo. La respiración de relajación es una técnica poderosa para lograrlo.
Reducing The Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
Unfortunately there is no concrete scientific way to prevent the onset of Alzheimer's. However, multiple studies have suggested that following certain guidelines can help mitigate the risks. Learn more:
Keeping Your Personal Relationships Strong While Caregiving
The stresses of caregiving can cause significant strains on a marriage or any other relationship. Here’s how to keep stress at bay and keep your personal relationships healthy.
Dormir para Combatir el Estrés
La calidad del sueño de una persona está fuertemente relacionada con su salud física, cognitiva y emocional en general, y la falta de sueño es una de las principales quejas de los cuidadores. Aquí hay algunos consejos sobre cómo obtener un sueño de calidad.
Encontrando el Gozo en Cuidador un Cuidador Familiar
El reto al que se enfrentan los cuidadores familiares es aprender a aceptar, a vivir en el momento presente y a dejar ir las cosas que no se pueden controlar. Esto es un desafío, sin duda, pero si puede haber alguna alegría en el cuidado, aquí es donde está.
Supporting a Loved One with a Diagnosis of Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease
Getting a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease can be a shock, both for the patient and for their caregiver. Respond by taking time to build a foundation of support for your loved one and yourself that will help you during the coming months and years, no matter where this difficult illness leads.
¡Cuido Personal Acciones QUE PUEDES TOMAR!
Una parte esencial de ser cuidador es cuidar de uno mismo. Tienes que sacar tiempo para cuidar de ti mismo, sin importar cuánto o poco tiempo tengas. Aquí hay algunas ideas.
Some Self-Care Actions YOU CAN DO Right Now!
An essential part of being a caregiver is caring for yourself. You have to make time to tend to yourself, no matter how much or little time you may have. Here are some ideas.
Setting Boundaries as a Caregiver
As a caregiver, it is essential that you remain committed to your personal boundaries, making sure that you give yourself time and space to address your personal needs for rest, relaxation, and fulfillment. This foundation for positive self-care is vital in improving your well-being. Here’s how to do it.
The Importance of Tears
As caregivers, it is especially important not to suppress our feelings. The caregiving journey can be filled with sadness, frustration, and grief. Shedding tears is a natural and healthy response to those emotions. Tears benefit people in numerous ways, including helping to detoxify the body. Find out more about the importance of tears.
Enjoying the Holiday Season as a Caregiver
During the holiday season it is crucial for caregivers to make time to take care of themselves. Here is some guidance for your self-care during the holidays, and a link to a worksheet that can help you organize your thoughts and plan.
A Workbook for Planning Your Self-Care During the Holiday Season
During the busy and sometimes stressful holiday season, it is crucial for caregivers to make time to take care of themselves. Here is a workbook to help you think through and plan your self-care during the holidays.
How To Do Relaxation Breathing
If you're feeling anxious, the first step to take is to break your body's stress response cycle. Relaxation breathing is a powerful technique to achieve this.
Caregiver Burnout: How to Cope
Caregiving for someone suffering from Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most challenging jobs in the world, and it comes with a risk of what is known as “Caregiver Burnout.” With caregiver burnout, you are in a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion that may also be coupled with a change in your attitude towards your caregiving role, from one of positive, caring, and rewarding to one of feeling negative, unconcerned, and resentful.
Facing the Grief of Caregiving
It is common for family caregivers helping a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease to feel a profound sense of grief for all that is lost to this disease. Loss of interest in activities we previously found rewarding and enjoyable are lessened or no longer enjoyable. This is often seen in depression but can also be attributed to a profound loss. Here’s how to cope.
Sundowning and How To Manage It
Sundowning is a state of increased agitation, activity and negative behaviors which happen late in the day through the evening hours. When sundowning, the person may become demanding, suspicious, upset, or disoriented, see or hear things that are not there, and believe things that are not true. They may pace or wander around the house while others are sleeping. Here are some tips for potentially reducing the occurrence of sundowning and softening its effects when it does happen.
Understanding Clinging and Shadowing
For caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD), clinging and shadowing behaviors happen more often than not over the course of a day. Being followed everywhere and being repeatedly interrupted when trying to complete a task is a common source of frustration for many caregivers of loved ones with ADRD.
I’m a Caregiver, Now What?
No matter what illness you and your loved one are facing, planning ahead can increase your knowledge and understanding, and will often allow for a wider range of care options and provide an overall peace of mind for everyone.
Finding your Caregiving Village
There is a lot we can all learn from each other as we endure our individual journeys as caregivers. There are some needs and feelings that are universal and learning how others manage and navigate can often be hugely comforting.
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