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Recognize the warning signs of caregiver stress and burnout, and find evidence-based ways to protect your own wellbeing.

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The feelings that come with caregiving — guilt, grief, resentment, love — are normal. Learn healthy ways to work through them.

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Exercise, nutrition, sleep, and preventive care for the person doing the caring — because your health matters too.

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How to talk with the person you care for, your family, and the healthcare team — including when dementia changes the conversation.

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Aging in place, assisted living, nursing homes, and understanding hospice and palliative care when the time comes.

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The Gerontologist

What Helps Veteran 'Hospital at Home' Programs Succeed

Researchers studied 14 VA hospital-in-home programs, which let patients get hospital-level care at home instead of in a hospital. They found that strong leadership, motivated teams, and good planning helped these programs work well, though local hospital conditions could either help or hurt success.

Why it matters: If your loved one is a veteran, this research points to care options that let them heal at home instead of in a hospital, which can mean less disruption and stress for your whole family.

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The Gerontologist

Study Finds People with Dementia Often Feel Unheard and Dismissed

A qualitative study interviewed 15 people living with dementia and found that many feel their opinions and knowledge are no longer taken seriously in medical, social, and family settings. Over time, this can lead them to withdraw from conversations and stop sharing their thoughts, even when they view the dismissal as normal or expected.

Why it matters: This research is a reminder for family caregivers to keep listening to and valuing the perspective of a loved one with dementia, since feeling dismissed can cause them to pull away from communication and connection.

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CDC

Alfalfa Sprouts Recalled After E. coli and Salmonella Outbreak

The CDC is warning about a multistate outbreak of E. coli and Salmonella linked to a recalled alfalfa sprout product. People have gotten sick after eating the sprouts.

Why it matters: Older adults can get seriously ill from food poisoning, so it's worth checking your loved one's fridge for recalled sprouts and tossing them out.

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Communication

Communication: Talking With Your Loved One, Your Family, and the Doctors

Good communication carries a caregiving family through hard decisions — from difficult first conversations with a parent to talking with someone whose dementia is changing how they understand words.

6 cited sources · reviewed Aug 2026Self-Care

Self-Care for Caregivers: Why Your Health Matters Too

Caregiving makes physical, emotional, mental, and social demands on the caregiver. Self-care isn't selfish — it's what makes sustained caregiving possible.

4 cited sources · reviewed Aug 2026Emotions

Emotions and the Caregiving Role

Caregiving brings joy, hope, anger, guilt, and grief — often in the same week. Understanding these emotions, and knowing they're shared by millions of caregivers, is the first step to coping with them.

5 cited sources · reviewed Aug 2026

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