by ADRC SW WI | Mar 30, 2020 | Caregiving, Community, Dementia, Latest Regional News
Dementia caregivers are often solo caregivers of a Person with Dementia (PWD) for ten or more years before reaching out for help from skilled nursing facilities or assisted living and memory care communities. The stress, exhaustion, and intense level of care involved...
by ADRC SW WI | Nov 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
When Caregiver Stress Leads to Overeating Why do stressed-out caregivers so often reach for chocolate chip cookies and other high-calorie foods? It’s because they have a temporarily calming effect on the body, research shows. But they’re also unhealthy,...