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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.
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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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What is the Sandwich Generation? Caring for Children and Older Adults
The “sandwich generation” is the nearly 25% of Americans currently “sandwiched” between a parent who is 65 or older and raising at least...
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Caregiver Guilt - Balancing Family Expectations About Providing Care vs. Asking for Help
As our loved ones age or a disease progresses, caring for them can mean taking on increasing levels of stress and responsibility. The...
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What Changes for People Who Have Dementia? Stages and Symptoms to Watch
If you have a loved one who was recently diagnosed with dementia, you may wonder what lies ahead. Caring for a loved one with dementia is...
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How Do You Know When It’s Time to Stop Caregiving? The Signs to Look For
How do you know when it’s time to stop caregiving? Almost 30% of the US population provides some form of unpaid care to a loved one, like...
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Long-Term Care Planning in Orange County, California
According to Eldercare.acl.gov, almost two-thirds of Americans will, at some point in their lives, need assistance with activities of...
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Paperwork After Death: What Should You Do After Someone Dies?
Even if you see it coming, the death of a loved one is one of the most stressful and painful events a person can go through. And that...
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Cooking & Caregiving - 4 Healthy and Easy to Make, Store, and Share Meal Ideas
Nourishing both yourself and the loved one in your care is much easier said than done. Creating wholesome, easy-to-make meals can be a...
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Prioritizing Yourself as a Caregiver: How and Why You Should Take Care of Yourself Too
As a caregiver, you know all too well how hard it is to say “no” to requests that you know are needed. So when someone asks for...
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Early Indicators: Is It Dementia? 8 Signs Something May Be Wrong
You may have noticed over the holiday season when you gathered with your family for the first time in a while that a loved one may be...
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Humor in Caregiving
There are a lot of funny moments that can happen while you’re providing care to a loved one in your life. While nothing is funny about...
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