When Caregiving Calls

This is part 2 of When Caregiving Calls. Dr. Blight has so much great information last time he was on the Life Happens Show that Kim Hegwood decided we needed to have home back. Today Kim Hegwood and Dr. Aaron Blight will be discussing what to do

When Caregiving Calls

1. In your book you talk about Resilience. How do caregivers develop Resilience?

2. How does a family member learn to fulfill the Caregiver role for a loved one?

3. What is the value of a Caregiver support group?

4. How important is “Self-Care” for caregivers?

5. How can the book, When Caregiving Calls: Guidance as You Care for a Parent, Spouse, or Aging Relative, be used in a Caregiver support group or a book club?

How to Contact Arron Blight

Website:caregivingkinetics.com

Email:aaron@caregivingkinetics.com

Facebook: AaronBlightAuthor

Twitter: @aaronblight

LinkedIn: Aaron Blight

Bio:

Dr. Aaron Blight, Ed.D., is an international speaker and consultant on caregiving, aging, and healthcare. His book, When Caregiving Calls: Guidance as You Care for a Parent, Spouse, or Aging Relative, received the 2020 Best Indie Book Award for the Non-Fiction/Caregiving Category as well as a 2021 Independent Publishers Book Award in the Aging/Death & Dying Category.

Dr. Blight is the founder of Caregiving Kinetics and serves as an Adjunct Professor of Healthcare Management and Public Health at Shenandoah University. He has served as a family Caregiver, home care company owner, caregiving scholar, and leader at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Shenandoah Area Agency on Aging

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