Caregiving Gen X Style

Traveling With Your Elderly Loved Ones

In our second consecutive "travel" episode, Jennifer and Steve talk with a CGS listener who recently took an amazing and EPIC trip with her elderly mother-in-law.  She has a ton of tips for anyone brave enough to try something like she did.  Also, learn how Nana managed to create a little bit of "normalcy" in her life.
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Getting Away for the Weekend

In the first ever episode of CGS that was *not* recorded at our dining room table, join us at the dinette table in our little camper for an episode chocked full of tips on how you, the caregiver, can get away for the weekend.
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Building Your Caregiving Network

We've talked a lot about finding help in your caregiving journey.  In this episode, Jennifer and Steve talk with Nicole Smith, a Certified Senior Advisor who is also an author of the book "Diagnosis Dementia" and is the caregiver for both of her parents AND a step-parent.  She'll point us in the right direction to find help for some of the most common caregiving problems.
Links mentioned in this episode:Nicole's website: https://njsmithbooks.com/Find a CSA: https://portal.csa.us/locator/?Daughterhood.org: https://daughterhood.org/
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Caregiving Facts and Figures

In this all new CGS, Jennifer and Steve discuss the findings of a survey that talks about our lives as caregivers, specifically as it relates to insurance and money.  Also, hear about some VERY exciting news for this podcast.
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What Not to Do as a Caregiver (plus Bloopers and Outtakes)

To celebrate April Fools Day, we decided to talk about what you should NOT do as a caregiver.  This led to a lot of sentences that featured double negatives, plus a herd of squirrels.  George was very happy.  Also are gifting you a full 3.5 minutes of bloopers, one of which includes a horrifying noise.  No cats were harmed in the making of this episode.  We promise.
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Avoiding Scams

Scams are an unfortunate fact of life, and many of them are targeting your elderly loved ones.  Even more unfortunate is that sometimes they work.  In this episode, we go through the most common kinds of scams, and discuss how you can help your loved one avoid them.  Also, we have a "How's your Dad?" to read from a listener, and we unveil the name of our little squirrel mascot!
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Lewy Body Dementia Caregiving

In this episode, Jennifer and Steve have a fantastic conversation with Michelle Cain, a former caregiver of a mother with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) who authored the book, "Did Mom Drop Acid?"  Also, learn about CGS' brand new mascot!
Where to buy Michelle's book: https://a.co/d/ea57nwI
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Types of Elderly Loved Ones

We've categorized the types of caregivers and even discussed the "styles" of caregivers, but in this episode, Jennifer and Steve try to categorize the elderly loved ones we care for.  Also, we have two listener voicemails!
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Dealing with Senior Living Management

In your caregiving journey, it's a safe bet that at some point you'll have to deal with the management at some type of senior living facility, be it assisted living, a nursing home, skilled nursing, or even independent living.  In this episode, we talk with experienced senior living executive Denise Chadwick Wright about the best way to ensure it's a smooth experience.  Also, learn about the addition to Nana's apartment that could end up being the subject of many future "How's your mom?" segments!
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Bad Weather Caregiving

After a weather-related crisis in their area (which someone in our household managed to avoid) Jennifer and Steve decided to do an entire episode talking about how to avoid bad weather getting in the way of caring for your elderly loved one.
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