Articles and Tools

Welcome to RetireLife's Articles and Tools section. Here you can find articles written exclusively for RetireLife and tools we have created along the way to use for our own families.

Articles:

Mindful Caregiving - Part 1
The first in a series of articles about caregiving. This article talks about how to recognize and use your emotions as a caregiver.
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Mindful Caregiving - Part 2
The second in a series of articles about caregiving. This article talks about caregiver's battles and commitments.
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Mindful Caregiving - Part 3
The third in a series of articles about caregiving. This article talks about scaling back your activities and taking care of yourself.
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Mindful Caregiving - Part 4
The fourth in a series of articles about caregiving. This article talks about fine-tuning your emotional accessibility and adjusting your shifting caregiving role.
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Mindful Caregiving - Part 5
This concludes the series of articles that teach ways to strengthen resilience as a caregiver.
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As We Age
This article discusses the changes to the five senses as we age.
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The 8 Questions You Must Ask
A guide to hiring a home health aide or agency.
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Tools:

Medication Log
This tool allows you to keep track of your loved one's medications over time and the changes made over time. It is helpful to bring along to doctor appointments to evaluate dosages and the uses of various medicines in combination.
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Medication Chart
This tool makes it easy to see the daily medicine regimen for your loved ones, and allows you to identify where the medications are stored, particularly helpful for medicines that can't fit into a pill box.
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