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  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Nov 15, 2023

    HealthWell Foundation Launches Dedicated Web Page for Family Caregivers

    Editor’s Note: November is National Family Caregivers Month, an initiative spearheaded by Caregiver Action Network, which has established the theme #CaregiversConnect for NFC Month 2023. #CaregiversConnect highlights the many ways in which caregivers connect. These can include talking with another caregiver in the waiting room at the doctor’s office and…more.

    Categories: Caregiving
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Sep 20, 2023

    What is the Cost of Caregiving?

    Caregiving for an elderly or ill loved one is a labor of love that can have plenty of rewards for both the caregiver and the care recipient. However, it also can come with some real costs. In fact, AARP estimates that family caregivers spend an average of 26% of their…more.

    Categories: Caregiving
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Aug 23, 2023

    5 Tips to Manage Caregiver Anxiety and Depression

    Caring for a loved one with a chronic illness can be stressful – physically, emotionally, and financially – and burnout among caregivers can be extremely high. Ruth Lippin, LCSW, JD, sees the deleterious effects of caregiver burnout all too often in her therapy practice in New York City. Anxiety and…more.

    Categories: Behavioral Health, Caregiving
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  May 31, 2023

    Two Full-Time Jobs: The Challenges of Being a Family Caregiver While Working

    Acting as a family caregiver can be a challenging, full-time job, and it can be even more challenging if you already have a full-time (or even part-time) job. The struggle is a common one: An estimated 60 percent of family caregivers are employed, and two-thirds have had to make some…more.

    Categories: Caregiving
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Feb 22, 2023

    Caregiving Expert: “Fill Your Tank”

    The number of Americans providing unpaid care to family members or loved ones has increased since 2015. Today, about one in five is acting as a family caregiver to an adult with health or functional needs, according to a 2020 report by AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC).…more.

    Categories: Caregiving
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Apr 28, 2021

    Stress on Family Caregivers Soars During COVID-19 Pandemic

    Serving as a family caregiver for a loved one can be stressful under the best of circumstances. However, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation’s estimated 53 million family caregivers have faced additional challenges and taken on new responsibilities that may be pushing some to the brink. An October 2020 report…more.

    Categories: Behavioral Health, Caregiving, COVID 19
  • By National Headache Foundation  |  Dec 18, 2019

    What People with Migraine Attacks Hate to Hear

    Editor’s Note: Real World Health Care is pleased to close out our 2019 series on migraine by sharing an article originally published by the National Headache Foundation. Here, they share advice for helping patients respond to caregivers and others when faced with stigma associated with migraine disease. You can read…more.

    Categories: Caregiving, General, Migraine
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Dec 4, 2019

    The Many Moods of Heart Failure and the Caregiver Challenge

    Caregivers play an important role in the well-being of chronic heart failure patients. In addition to helping their loved one manage the physical and medical aspects of heart failure, they are called on to help with the patient’s emotional health. According to Ann Laramee, APRN, Cardiology Nurse Practitioner in Cardiology…more.

    Categories: Caregiving, General
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Nov 20, 2019

    How To Support a Friend with Heart Disease

    Editor’s Note: When a family member or friend is sick with a chronic disease like heart failure, the role of caregiver often falls to women. However, more than one in three women is living with some form of cardiovascular disease themselves: It is the number one killer of women in…more.

    Categories: Caregiving, General
  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Nov 5, 2019

    Understanding Chronic Heart Failure: Advice for Caregivers

    Are you caring for a loved one with chronic heart failure? Being a family caregiver can feel overwhelming and isolating, but you are not alone. According to the American Heart Association, more than six million American families have an adult member dealing with heart failure. And while living with any…more.

    Categories: Caregiving, General