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What Will It Take? When Will We Act?

AJN Off the Charts

This time Uvalde, Texas, is grieving for 19 children and two teachers, and it’s less than two weeks since a shooting in a Buffalo grocery store left 10 dead. I don’t know how they can do it day after day, trying to comfort parents while dealing with their own trauma. If not them, then who can?

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Food Insecurity

Chicago Caregiving

In her community of at-risk seniors on Chicago’s West Side, she’s seen many struggle to make ends meet and squeeze groceries in on a tight budget. Suzanne Armato, CEO of the nonprofit West Suburban Community Pantry in Woodridge, says competing costs force difficult decisions for many.

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Anti-Asian Hate: Russell Jeung, Lingsheng Li, & Jessica Eng

GeriPal

I had a patient who was slapped at the grocery store, and I was like, oh, she was, like, a couple of months ago, and in some place where she previously had felt safe, her local grocery store. That’s why Asian Americans have said, what’s the most common recommendation to deal with racism? We said, why is that?

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Practicing Patience as a Family Caregiver

Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

Does your blood pressure soar once you finally finish filling your cart with groceries, simply to find just one checkout lane open and a line of annoyed shoppers ahead of you? Allow something that is broken to remain broken for some time as opposed to pressuring yourself to immediately deal with it.

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Overcoming Family Caregiver Isolation

Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

Who would imagine that spending a great deal of time being a caregiver for another person could also make you feel incredibly alone? It’s amazing how such a simple thing as talking with someone while in the grocery store checkout line can lift your spirits. Strike up conversations with strangers.

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How Journaling Could Help You Be a Better Caregiver

Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

A lot of us are writing down notes all the time: grocery lists, to-do reminders, appointments, meetings, events…the list goes on and on. Prescriptions being taken and any potential side effects the older adult may be dealing with. Journaling can help you be a better caregiver for a loved one.

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The Role of Palliative Care in Managing Chronic Illness During Winter

Seasons Hospice

Encouraging social interactions, even if virtual, and developing coping strategies for dealing with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) are just a few of the ways palliative care addresses emotional well-being during winter.