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For every last one of us, some days we just don’t feel like being sociable… or eating healthy… or exercising… or any number of good choices that help us to create a meaningful existence. Sometimes just a little incentive is all we really need.

Super Shopping Spree

Our Super Shopping Spree contest is an incentive program we’ve just launched intended to bring more residents out of their rooms and to engage in activities and relationships. Each month, residents will receive tickets they earned by participating in activities. They’ll use these tickets to buy items they enjoy from our “Shop”. Bonnie, our fun-loving Activities Director, has been collecting item ideas from each resident – and we think they’re pretty excited about it.

So with music lilting over the speaker and special guests joining in the competition with residents (thanks, Elizabeth and Kristen, from Americans Home Health and Hospice Care), our Uno game activity today was an improved success!

10 Tips for Family Caregivers

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1. Seek support from other caregivers. You are not alone!
2. Take care of your own health so that you can be strong enough to take care of your loved one.
3. Accept offers of help and suggest specific things people can do to help you.
4. Learn how to communicate effectively with doctors.
5. Caregiving is hard work so take respite breaks often.
6. Watch out for signs of depression and don’t delay getting professional help when you need it.
7. Be open to new technologies that can help you care for your loved one.
8. Organize medical information so it’s up to date and easy to find.
9. Make sure legal documents are in order.
10. Give yourself credit for doing the best you can in one of the toughest jobs there is!

Source: Caregiver Action Network (CAN) is the nation’s leading family caregiver organization working to improve the quality of life for the more than 90 million Americans who care for loved ones with chronic conditions, disabilities, disease, or the frailties of old age.