Being a Caregiver

Information

You are devoted to a loved one in need, but what if something happened to you? Who would be there for the one you care for? Could your spouse or children assume your responsibilities—both emotional and financial?

Members: 5
Latest Activity: Feb 9

Discussion Forum

Caregiving on LinkedIn

Many working professionals are also caregivers. If that sounds like you then you might enjoy joining the caregivers group on LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a social networking site for professionals. The care…

Started by Yolander Prinzel Feb 9.

Taking time for yourself this holiday season

Being a caretaker is challenging during any given week, but during the holidays it can be even more so. With all the holiday planning, relatives in town, and the general sentimental feelings the seas…

Started by Yolander Prinzel Dec. 28, 2009.

Stress

I'm working on an article for SBLI about ways that caregivers can deal with stress. What are some of the innovative ways that you have dealt with stress while caring for a loved one?

Started by Yolander Prinzel Nov. 2, 2009.

Caregiver Magazine

It seems like every day there is a new site devoted to caregiving. It's great to see so much support out there. If you have relatives without internet access that are giving care to someone, let them…

Started by Yolander Prinzel Oct. 21, 2009.

How Do You Stop Giving Care?

I was talking to a friend of mine the other day. She and her husband are caring for her mother who has an illness that is getting worse. She thinks that eventually, the time will come when they can n…

Started by Yolander Prinzel Sep. 30, 2009.

Family Caregiver Alliance

I found this great site with a ton of information for caregivers: http://www.caregiver.org . They have advice, information, research, public policy information and more.

Started by Yolander Prinzel Aug. 17, 2009.

How does debt affect your ability to give care?

We all know that being under stress from debts and bills can adversely affect our ability to work and be productive. How does it affect caregivers? Having the stress of giving care to a family member…

Started by Yolander Prinzel Jul. 30, 2009.

Recommendations of good books 1 Reply

Years ago when I was taking care of my mom, I had thought how great it would have been to have had a "how to" book. Please share any good books that you would recommend on this topic. Recently I foun…

Started by Rose Cahill. Last reply by Yolander Prinzel Jul. 14, 2009.

Emotional support 3 Replies

Being a caregiver is an emotionally taxing activity. While you definitely feel good about providing care for a loved one, there is some emotional strain that you deserve to have care for. What do you…

Started by Yolander Prinzel. Last reply by Rose Cahill Jul. 10, 2009.

Including yourself in your plans.

I was reading some information about being a caregiver and found this article. One of the most interesting points in the article, for me, was this one: 3) Caregivers include themselves in all care…

Started by Yolander Prinzel Jun. 8, 2009.

Members (5)

View All

Welcome to
LifeDialog.com

Sign Up
or Sign In

America's Financial Planner

LifeDialog on Twitter

Latest Activity

Yolander Prinzel added a discussion to the group Planning for Retirement

43% of Americans have less than $10K saved for retirement

According to CNN, the number of workers who claim to have less than $10k saved for retirement increased this year from last year. Naturally, this is also causing some folks to push back their date of retirement. While this might make some of us feel…

yesterday

Yolander Prinzel added a blog post

Why Life Insurance Matters Even More Right Now

Life insurance has always been an important purchase for people to make. The death benefit your beneficiaries receive when a life insurance policy pays out can be used to pay off debt, keep your family in the home you worked so hard to create for th…

yesterday

Yolander Prinzel added a discussion to the group Buying a Home

Looking for a way to save?

If you are looking for an easy way to save money this spring, CNN.com's got some ideas for you!http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/08/pf/save_money.moneymag/index.htm

on Monday

Yolander Prinzel added a discussion to the group Having Children

Dancing with the Children?

Kate Gosselin is on this season of Dancing with the Stars and I want to know how you think she is going to manage her dancing rehearsal responsibilities along with parenting 8 kids. I guess it's possible that the time commitment will be no worse tha…

March 3

Yolander Prinzel added a discussion to the group Welcome to the Real World

The Importance of Your Passion in a Job

I was reading this article on CNN.com about finding a job in the "green" sector, and I started wondering how important finding a job in a field you are passionate about is to you. Thoughts? Would you give up a high paying job because it didn't align…

March 1

Yolander Prinzel added a discussion to the group Starting Over

Changing view of couple's finance

Has becoming divorced or suddenly single changed your view of joint finances? Has it made you more or less likely to share bank accounts and credit cards with a significant other?

February 24