With almost 15% of Canada’s population aged 65 years plus, chances are good that you will become a caregiver for an aging parent, friend, spouse or partner. Learn what to expect, how to manage and where to find help from former co-caregiver and author, Rick Lauber. Rick will be at Chapters – Southpoint (3227 – Calgary Trail, Edmonton) on Saturday, August 16th, 2014 from noon – 4:00 p.m. Ask him for a signed copy of his book!
Author Archives: Rick
Author Signing – Chapters – Strathcona
Hoping for a good day on Saturday, August 09th, 2014! Please join me at Chapters – Strathcona (10504 – 82nd ave., Edmonton) from noon – 4:00 p.m. when I will be signing copies of my book, Caregiver’s Guide for Canadians. I’ll be happy to sign a copy for either you or a caregiver you know!
Breaking the Code: How Do You Define Caregiving?
This is Morse Code for “caregiving”: -.-. .-
Conversations In Care on BlogTalkRadio
7 Comments NOT to Say to an Alzheimer’s Caregiver
Hard as it may seem to imagine the charismatic Churchill ever stumbling when speaking; however, we are all at risk of saying something we later regret…
Author Rick Lauber Uses Book to Counsel Caregivers
Author Rick Lauber Uses Book to Counsel Caregivers
February 14th, 2014
Spruce Grove Examiner
5 Ways for Caregivers to Make This Year Better Than Last
Happy New Year! ‘Tis the time for many of us to look ahead and plan annual goals so as to work, live, feel and/or look better…
Changing Christmas Customs for Caregivers
It was a tradition for Dad to share a rendition of this seasonal poem with our family. My two sisters and I would gather around and hang on every word he uttered (I can still remember his soothing baritone voice)…
More Middle-Aged Canadians Taking Time Off Work to Care for Aging Loved Ones
More Middle-Aged Canadians Taking Time Off Work to Care for Aging Loved Ones
November 07th, 2013
Global News
Giving Away for National Family Caregiver Month
What should you do when your mother or father grows old? It’s the natural course of life, but so many children of aging parents are caught unprepared…