Don’t Skip Respite!
Hope for living, loving and caring with no regrets! Episode 37 Rayna Neises, ACC, host, and Aly Neises, RN, cohost, reflect on the conversation with Diane Clark who shared how grateful she was to have been able to care for her father and her father-in-law. When...
Caregiving – The Hardest Right Thing
Rayna Neises, your host, interviews Diane Clark. Diane is a caregiver survivor who poured her heart and life into caring for her father and father-in-law during the last years of their lives. She shares her passion and wisdom in this podcast.
Keys to Communicating and Avoiding Conflict while Caring
Hope for living, loving and caring with no regrets! Episode 35 Last week’s guest, Carolyn Miller Parr, shared from her book, Love’s Way, her experience related to families who did not have the tough conversations. Now, Rayna Neises, ACC, host, and Aly Neises, RN,...
Avoid Disputes: Have the Tough Conversations
Rayna Neises, your host, interviews Carolyn Miller Parr. The author of Love’s Way: Living Peacefully With Your Family As Your Parents Age, a valuable tool for seniors and their adult children. Her hope is that it helps families navigate the journey without disputes that end up in the courts or mediation.
Thinking More About Advanced Directives
Hope for living, loving and caring with no regrets! Episode 33 Rayna Neises, ACC, host, and Aly Neises, RN, cohost, further discuss the topic of Advanced Directives which was started last week during the conversation with Kira Reginaldo. Additional...
Advanced Directives – Everyone Needs One Now!
Rayna Neises, your host, interviews Kira Reginato. Kira is a geriatric care manager who has helped the elderly and their families in a variety of settings. Her vast experience coupled with her entrepreneurial nature has allowed her to develop an app for family caregivers and to author a book that she recently updated and rereleased, Tips for Helping Your Aging Parents: (without Losing Your Mind). She has so many tools to help caregivers, but focuses in this interview on tips regarding Healthcare/Medical Directives.
Thinking About the End of the Journey
Rayna Neises, ACC, host, and Aly Neises, RN, cohost, reflect on the conversation with Karen Hafner who, along with her sister, cared for their father. Their family, like many, had a caregiving journey that lasted over several years, but then ended after a quick decline. Guidance for this final part of the caregiving journey is provided in this episode.
A Family Caring Together
Rayna Neises, your host, interviews Karen Hafner. Karen’s father died just over a year ago and she shares insights regarding her caregiving journey with him and her sister.
Wearing the Advocacy Hat
Rayna and Aly reflect on the conversation with Kelly and how important the advocacy hat is in caregiving.