Caregivers in Indianapolis, IN Being a multigenerational caregiver is all about taking advantage of your role as a family caregiver for your aging parents and as a parent to your children. This allows you to spend quality time with both generations, meeting all of their care and personal needs with less need to spread yourself […]

Caregivers in Indianapolis, IN There is nothing quite like a soothing bath to help you combat the physical and emotional effects of caregiver stress. The demands you place on your body and the difficult emotional and mental challenges you face on a daily basis in your role as a family caregiver for your elderly parents […]

Caregivers in Indianapolis, IN –  Reading is a Fun Activity to do Together Keeping things interesting in your elderly care relationship with your aging parents can be a challenge, particularly if the weather is not good or your parents are coping with cognitive or physical limitations that make it difficult for them to get out […]

Dan loved his dog. She was a relatively large Black Lab and she was more than just affectionate; she was protective of Dan. Though she was getting up there in years (nine, which is about 63 in dog years), she was still eager for walks around the block, for chasing a tennis ball in the […]

Have you picked up your pumpkin yet this year for carving? You probably already know that pumpkins won’t last long, especially once they are carved, so the closer you get to Halloween before you carve them, the better. So it’s not too late to consider including your mother’s caregiver in a pumpkin carving event. If […]

  CICOA’s Orion Bell and Board Chair Mary Beth Tuohy presented the Caregiver of the Year Award yesterday to JoAnn Fowler Combs, Indianapolis, Ind., during our annual Signature Breakfast. Congratulations JoAnn for your life of dedicated service! JoAnn Fowler Combs has been a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, daycare owner, child care director, volunteer and church […]

Your aging loved one’s caregiver plays an important role in his ongoing health, happiness and well-being. She is not just in the home to make sure that he eats, can move around and remembers take his medication on time. While these are important responsibilities, there is far more to encouraging a healthy and productive lifestyle […]