FirstLight Resources
We’ve gathered helpful caregiving resources for you and your loved ones. See below for informative articles, resources, podcasts and helpful websites about home care, self-care, aging and more.
- Alzheimer's: Caregivers Share: Best activities to get through the dreary months
- Alzheimer's: Race Towards a Cure: Alzheimer’s and an Ageing Population
- Fall Statistics: Falls in Older Adults
- Family Caregivers: Resources for Family Caregivers
- Medicare vs. Medicaid: What You Need to Know
- Pets: How Pets Can Benefit the Mental and Physical Health of Older Adults
- Sleep: How Can Caregivers Better Manage Sleep and Burnout
- Caregiver Podcast
- Daughterhood The Podcast: For Caregivers
- Dementia Care Partner Talk Show Podcast
- The Caring Generation
- The Happy Healthy Caregiver
- The Working Daughter
- Untangling Alzheimer’s and Dementia
- AARP
- Ageless Grace
- Aging Life Care Association
- Alzheimer’s Association
- Cake
- Daily Caring
- Genworth: Financial Solutions for Long-Term Care
- National Aging in Place Council
- National Association for Homecare & Hospice
- National Council on Aging
- Next Avenue
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Caregiver Burnout: Signs, Prevention, and How the GUIDE Program Can Help
Caregiver burnout is not a sign of weakness. It is the predictable result of sustained, high-intensity caregiving without adequate support — and it affects the majority of family members caring for a loved one with dementia. Warning Signs of Caregiver Burnout Persistent exhaustion that doesn't improve with rest Increasing feelings of resentment, frustration, or hopelessness Withdrawing from friends, family, and activities you used to enjoy Neglecting your own medical appointments, nutrition, or sleep Feeling like caregiving has consumed your entire identity Free Respite Care Through the Medicare GUIDE Program The Medicare GUIDE program changes the cost equation entirely. If your...
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