Caregiver Stress

In this video series, certified senior advisor Mary Alexander from Home Instead Senior Care talks about dealing with senior cognitive issues. This video is designed for anyone who is caring for an elderly person be it a parent, other relative or friend. Viewers will learn how to recognize symptoms of cognitive problems, learn what might be causing them and methods for how to cope with a loved one who is suffering from these problems.

In a previous video, certified senior advisor Mary Alexander from Home Instead Senior Care discussed how to spot some of the most common scams. In this video "How to Prevent Fraud," she talks about things you can watch for and do to help protect your senior loved ones from becoming victims of fraud.

The stress, shame and fear associated with being scammed can have horrible effects on your senior loved one's health. In this video "Warning Signs of Fraud," certified senior advisor Mary Alexander from Home Instead Senior Care discusses how to spot some of the most common scams.

Certified senior advisor Mary Alexander from Home Instead Senior Care offers ideas for helping the seniors in your life manage their money day to day. She even discusses what to do if you've offered to help with finances and they refuse.

Certified senior advisor Mary Alexander from Home Instead Senior Care explains that elder care is generally financed through a mix of resources, including savings. She walks through how a reverse mortgage works and describes some of the newer senior care funding options, such as the "life settlement."

In this video series ” Helping Seniors with Finances,” certified senior advisor Mary Alexander from Home Instead Senior Care teaches you how to help your senior loved one manage his or her finances and avoid becoming a target of fraud. The information in this series will also give you ideas to get your senior financially organized, teach you how to pull together a professional services team, and help you learn about options for financing care.

Certified senior advisor Mary Alexander from Home Instead Senior Care discusses helping your parents plan ahead in manage their estate and financial affairs. Making sure their investments are protected, insurance is all in order and taxes are being paid will save them, and you, future headaches.

In this video "Solutions For Long-Distance Caregiving," Mary Alexander from Home Instead Senior Care addresses some preventative measures you can take to be ready in the event of an emergency involving your elderly loved one. It's important to have fast access to medical and other information about your senior, and key information should also be readily available to emergency responders. There are also steps you can take to prepare yourself should you need to take an emergency trip.

In this video "A Team Approach and Caring for Yourself," Mary Alexander from Home Instead Senior Care talks about how you can care for yourself as a long distance caregiver. One way to prevent burn-out and overload is to create a "team" to help in the caregiving process. The team can consist of other family members, friends, neighbors and paid service providers. The burden of caregiving shouldn't fall solely on your shoulders. But how do you build that team and make time for yourself? Start by hearing what Mary has to say.

In this video "What Can Be Done From Far Away," Mary Alexander from Home Instead Senior Care explains what can be done when you don't live near your senior loved one. Long-distance caregivers fill many roles — providing emotional support and occasional respite; arranging for professional caregivers; hiring home health and nursing aides, or locating assisted living and nursing home care. Some long-distance caregivers help a parent pay for care, while others step in to manage finances. But regardless of your role, Mary suggests you start by getting organized, and she spells out some easy steps for doing just that.

In this video "Determining if Help is Needed," Mary Alexander from Home Instead Senior Care describes four scenarios that can indicate that your senior loved one needs some assistance. She explains the importance of setting aside time to take stock of the full situation and suggests ways to group your observations into categories that make it easier to assess the potential problems and solutions.

In this video "How to Best Manage Long-Distance Care Giving," Mary Alexander from Home Instead Senior Care assures families that, while long-distance care giving does present challenges, it doesn't have to be overwhelming. The step-by-step approach provided in this caregiver training video series is designed to help you make decisions that will benefit both your aging loved ones and you — whether they live across the street or across the country.

In this video " Getting Paid for Your Caregiving Services," Mary Alexander from Home Instead Senior Care explains ways that you may be able to get paid for your caregiving services, including through Medicaid's "Cash and Counseling" or a similar program.

In this video "Creating a Team Approach," Mary Alexander from Home Instead Senior Care gives you some ideas for creating a team approach to helping your senior get care during tough financial times.

In this video "Financing Options for care Beyond Insurance," Mary Alexander from Home Instead Senior Care provides some ideas for financing care beyond insurance -- such as reverse mortgages and life settlements.