caregiver - SOLUTIONS FOR LIVING https://www.solutionsforliving.ca Hope. Empower. Succeed Thu, 21 Feb 2019 18:18:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 Self-Care for Caregivers: Put Yourself First https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2019/03/self-care-for-caregivers-put-yourself-first/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=self-care-for-caregivers-put-yourself-first Mon, 25 Mar 2019 11:30:37 +0000 http://solutionsforliving.ca/?p=16454 Caregiving is a job.  A job most people don’t apply for, aren’t trained for, do not get paid for, and receive little to no time off from.  When a loved one is injured or ill often the job of full-time caregiver falls on the spouse, adult children, or other family and friends.  Though many are […]

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]]> Ways to Care for Yourself as a Caregiver https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2018/03/ways-to-care-for-yourself-as-a-caregiver/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ways-to-care-for-yourself-as-a-caregiver Fri, 09 Mar 2018 12:30:27 +0000 http://solutionsforliving.ca/?p=15321 Caregivers do not really “elect” the role. They are not trained to be a caregiver, and really just try to do their best with the skills and resources they possess. However, where many fall short is maintaining their own health and well-being in dedicating their physical and emotional time to another person.  We have penned […]

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]]> An OT Knows How To Care For The Caregiver https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2016/10/an-ot-knows-how-to-care-for-the-caregiver/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-ot-knows-how-to-care-for-the-caregiver Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:00:07 +0000 http://entwistlepower.com/?p=11478 Brain Injury Awareness – The Caregiver https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2014/06/brain-injury-awareness-the-caregiver/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brain-injury-awareness-the-caregiver Mon, 16 Jun 2014 11:00:23 +0000 http://entwistlepower.com/?p=7030 Julie Entwistle, MBA, BHSc (OT), BSc (Health / Gerontology) We cannot (or should not) discuss brain injury awareness without spending time recognizing the family and friends that take on the caregiving role after someone they love has an injury of this nature. On June 9 I co-facilitated a workshop for caregivers of brain injury survivors. […]

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