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April 17, 2024

How to Navigate Your Career and Caregiving.

Balancing Acts: Ways to Still thriving in your career while caring for aging parents. It is possible to do without driving yourself to the edge! In this empowering episode of Eldercare Success , we delve into the deeply perso...

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April 10, 2024

Words as Bridges: voices on care, helping others, and words that heal

Words as Bridges In this episode of Eldercare Success ," host Nancy May talks with sits Dallin Candland , in a conversation that veers into the less explored corridors of caregiving, and the healing power of poetry. Dallin sh...

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April 3, 2024

MDs Behind Closed Doors: The Medical Decisions You Weren't Part Of

How Tragedy Strikes: The Heartbreaking Truth About Medical Decisions in Eldercare In this episode of Eldercare Sccess, Host, Nancy May bravely shares her family's harrowing experience with the eldercare system, a cautionary t...

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March 27, 2024

Falls and Preventions, with a Trauma Surgeon. Don't wait for this hap…

Oh no, Mom's fallen and I can't get to her! Now what? In the latest episode of the Eldercare Success podcast, Nancy May dives into the issues that every caregiver worries about - their parent's falling and getting seriously h...

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March 20, 2024

Warning! NEVER hire only one home-care Aide - and why

NEVER hire only one home-care Aide: and why! In this episode of the Eldercare Success podcast, Nancy May tackles the key issues when you’re considering hiring an aide for aging parents. This includes whether to hire one or se...

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March 13, 2024

How this caregiver harnessed humor in the eye of the storm.

How Humor and Snark Can Save You as a Caregiver. Seriously! Welcome to Doing It Best with Elder Care Success , where we uncover how to be a more effective and resilient caregiver. In this episode, your host, Nancy May …

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March 6, 2024

Easy to use Tools to Balance Caregiving, Stress, anxiety, and Sanity

Do you ever feel overwhelmed, anxious, or stressed in your caregiving role? You're not alone. As a caregiver myself, I've faced those panic moments too. Caring for an aging parent or frail spouse can put us on an emotional ro...

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Feb. 28, 2024

Inside ER: Strategies that demystify the ER with an ER Doctor

Inside the ER in a crisis with an emergency department doctor this is a must-listen episode of Eldercare Success, as Nancy May sits down with Dr. Brittany Lamb, an experienced emergency room doctor with a special interest in ...

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Feb. 21, 2024

Caregiver 911: Avoid ER Nightmares with Your Elderly Parent

Caregiver 911: Three top ways to help you avoid ER nightmares Emergencies are every caregiver's worst nightmare , but being prepared can make a world of difference. In this episode of Eldercare Success, host Nancy May gives ...

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Feb. 14, 2024

Elder Romance Scammers: How to Protect our aging parents and our enti…

Elder Romance Scammers: Safeguarding Hearts, Wallets, and even Grandchildren! In this eye-opening episode of Eldercare Success , Nancy May delves into the alarming world of elder romance scams, with her guest, James Feldman a...

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Feb. 7, 2024

Three Ways to Test and Fix an Elderly Parent's Love Interest Issues.

Ways you can help identify, question, and begin to resolve concerns about a love scam that might be happening to your parent. In this episode of Eldercare Success , your host, Nancy May explores three essential considerations...

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Jan. 31, 2024

How to Manage Caregiver Fear More Easily

In this episode of Eldercare Success, Nancy May deals with the issue of caregiver Fear. Fear is common among all caregivers. It's unavoidable, but not insurmountable. This episode doesn't just acknowledge that fear is part o...

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Jan. 24, 2024

Behind Closed Doors: care facilities exposed from the inside out - t…

What happens when you leave your loved one behind in a care facility? In this eye-opening episode of Eldercare Success , Nancy May , alongside eldercare expert Eilon Capsis PhD , unveils the hidden realities of eldercare faci...

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Jan. 17, 2024

How to Manage Caregiver Anger. A better way to move forward in 2024

Navigating the Storm of Caregiver Anger with Eldercare Success In this emotionally insightful episode of the Eldercare Success Podcast, host Nancy May kicks off the New Year 2024 by addressing, head-on, a critical emotion in...

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Jan. 10, 2024

Sounds That Can Heal: Brainwaive Entrainment Tools

Sounds That Can Heal: Brainwave Entrainment Tools In this episode of Eldercare Success , Nancy May engages in a fascinating discussion with Morry Zelcovitch , a Brainwave Entrainment Engineer, and creator of The Morry Method....

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Jan. 3, 2024

Ask for what you want and need in the New Year!

The holidays often overwhelm us, caregivers, especially if we are the primary caregiver. As a result, we often forget or forgo our own wants and needs. In this episode of Eldercare Success , I give you several ways to tap …

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Dec. 27, 2023

Episode 100, Talking with Mom and Dad When They're Not With You

This is the 100th Celebration Episode of Doing it Best with Eldercare Success ! Caring for an aging parent is not easy: it can take up much time, effort, and even money. But when your job as their caregiver ends, …

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Dec. 20, 2023

Help With Making Change Easier For Caregivers and Aging Parents

In this episode of Eldercare Success , I dive into how to help your parents adjust to change(s) without it becoming a stubborn battle of wills. Most of us know that change is a constant, and quite often necessary part …

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Dec. 13, 2023

How to Stop Getting Angry: A Caregiver's Top Tool

As Caregivers, we're all under tremendous pressure and sometimes that leads us to say things we regret. S#*-T happens and it can lead to short and long bouts of anger. However, anger doesn’t just happen, it grows from somet...

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Dec. 6, 2023

Top Tools for Better Sleep for Caregivers

This is my Eldercare Success holiday gift to you who have been here with me and others while caring for your mom, dad, spouse, or partner. It's a short episode on h ow to get better, more restful sleep . …

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Nov. 29, 2023

What Would Santa Do? Black Friday Caregiver Holiday Special

This is an Eldercare Success Black Friday Special . I (your host, Nancy May) want to share a rather interesting and enlightening discussion I had with the original jolly old man himself: Santa. What does Santa have to do wit...

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Nov. 22, 2023

10 + a Bonus Tip to Help Caregivers Relieve Stress and Give Thanks Th…

Keeping up your spirits through the Thanksgiving holiday while caring for an elderly or frail loved one isn’t easy. Yet, there are ways to find time to catch your breath, stop, and get others to do some of the heavy …

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Nov. 15, 2023

Things lost and stolen: when family heirlooms go missing. What do you…

In this episode of Eldercare Success, I tackle a common, yet overlooked, caregiving obstacle: the loss of family treasures. Whether it's an antique, jewelry, or a sentimental photo, these items often disappear. They can be ac...

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Nov. 8, 2023

Keeping Balance: Meditation for Non-Meditators

In this inspiring episode, I dive into a journey of resilience, innovation, and tranquility with my guest, Jennnifer Fink . She not only cared for two aging parents with Alzheimer's, but she also knows how it's impacted thre...

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