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At Caregiver Resource Center OC, we are proud to offer resources and education to family caregivers, no matter where they are in their caregiving journey.

Browse our articles below to find important information on caregiving, disease-specific information, and policy updates.

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2024 Year-End Financial and Legal Checklist: 8 Actions to Take Before the End of the Year

In this article, we’ll outline a checklist of 8 year-end financial tasks for caregivers.

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Caring for a Loved One with Hearing Loss: Tools for Improving Communication

There are many ways to improve a loved one's life who is losing their hearing, helping you both more effectively cope and communicate.

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Caring for Someone After a Stroke: Signs, Symptoms, and Post-Stroke Care

Being a caregiver for someone who just had a stroke can be difficult both physically and emotionally. It’s a scary experience that you,...

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Pet Therapy: Benefits and Considerations for Seniors

As a family caregiver, your loved one's quality of life matters to you. This may make it tempting to try all sorts of things to make life...

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How to Use Meditation and Mindfulness to Manage Caregiving Stress

As a caregiver, you’re under constant pressure to manage your work, life, family, in addition to caring for your loved one.

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Caring for a Senior After a Fall: How to Safely Move and Support Them

As we get older, we start to lose muscle density, balance, and strength. Each year, 1 in 4 adults over the age of 65 suffer a fall.

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Caring for Seniors with Dementia: Engaging Cognitive and Physical Activity Ideas

Taking care of a person with dementia has no shortage of challenges. They’ll have physician appointments, prescriptions to fill,...

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4 Tips for Caring for a Loved One with Vision Loss

In this article, we’ll offer tips for caring for a loved one with vision loss – four things you can do today to make it easier. Let’s dive i

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Tips for Remodeling: Adapting the Home for Aging in Place

Most Americans prefer to age in place – staying in their home as they grow old and journey through the end of their lives. Despite it...

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5 Tips for Effective Time Management: Tools for Family Caregivers

We all have the same 24 hours in a day, which can feel unfair for someone carrying the weight of another. As a family caregiver, you give...

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How to Communicate with a Loved One's Healthcare Team

As a family caregiver, someone providing unpaid care for a loved one, you have likely taken on the role of patient advocate. As such,...

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4 Travel Tips: Summer Travel as a Caregiver – Preparing to Travel with Your Loved One

Summer is rapidly approaching, which for many spells the beginning of travel season. Children are out of school, the weather is ideal,...

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Life After Caregiving: Navigating Bereavement and Re-entering Life

As a loved one’s life nears its end, whether it’s due to illness, age, or injury, you may find yourself in a position of caring for them...

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What’s a Gerontologist? 5 Tips for Finding a New Geriatric Doctor

What’s a Gerontologist? A gerontologist is a doctor who specializes in older adults (adults over 60). It’s the older adult equivalent of...

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5 Skin Care Tips for Older Adults

As we age, our skin becomes more vulnerable to signs of injury, damage, and tears. It starts to lose elasticity and get thinner, making...

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