Super Family Caregiver

07/15/2023

It’s hard to stay on top of house cleaning while managing caregiving responsibilities and your “regular” life of work, family, and taking care of yourself.

One way to keep up with everyday and deep cleaning tasks is to:

1. Create a weekly cleaning schedule: Designate specific days and times for different cleaning tasks to avoid overwhelming yourself. For example, vacuum on Mondays, do laundry on Tuesdays, and so on.

2. Break large, deep cleaning projects into smaller chunks. For example, instead of deep cleaning the entire living room at once, focus on windows one day and dusting furniture another day.

3. Delegate tasks: If possible, involve other family members or consider hiring help to share the cleaning responsibilities. This can free up extra time for you.

To help you with planning and tracking your cleaning chores, I created this Cleaning Spreadsheet. It’s fully customizable, and you can create cleaning checklists for every room in your home. Then add your cleaning lists to one of the trackers and check off each chore once it’s done.

Be sure to use Code SPREADSHEETS25 to save 25%!

Family caregivers have the important responsibility of ensuring cleanliness in both their loved one's designated area and the entire home. Utilizing this Google Sheets Cleaning Spreadsheet can help with scheduling and tracking these tasks effectively.

06/19/2023

If you live in Vancouver, WA and need help finding an assisted living facility for you or a parent, then give Family Values a call.

My brother and I contacted them to help us find a new home for my mom. Raisa & Jackie scheduled tours of adult family homes and assisted living facilities. They wanted to show us the difference between the smaller and larger facilities. They answered questions and gave us the pros and cons of each place.

They're both friendly, caring, and very knowledgeable. When my mom changed her mind on an adult family home, I contacted Raisa. Two hours later, she and Jackie met me at a smaller assisted living facility. I took my mom there the next day, and she loved it and signed the papers to move in.

Without their help, I would have spent hours calling around and touring on my own. Raisa & Jackie made the whole process easier and less overwhelming.

We connect seniors with licensed assisted living communities in the Vancouver and Southern Washington area. Call for a consultation today!

06/15/2023

If you live and work in Washington, a new payroll deduction goes into effect on July 1st. It’s for the Washington Cares Fund which will help with long-term care expenses such as medical equipment and paying family caregivers. Though it won’t help me with taking care of my mom, I’m glad that it’ll help other seniors and family caregivers in the future.

Christina Keys was chasing the American dream while working in the technology field when her mother, Patricia, suffered a stroke, leaving her paralyzed on one side and in need of full-time care.

06/13/2023

06/13/2023

This Self-Care spreadsheet is designed to help caregivers add more self-care to their daily life. It includes activities, trackers, affirmations, gratitude prompts, and a fun bingo card!

This Self-Care spreadsheet is pre-filled with self-care suggestions, affirmations, and gratitude prompts, so you can easily choose what works for you. Then, you can stay accountable by using the trackers or even challenge yourself with a fun bingo card. Take care of yourself, starting today!

04/15/2023

Saving money can be tough for family caregivers, especially if they quit work to take of their loved one.

The 52-Week and 30-Day Savings Challenge spreadsheet helps with getting a savings account back on track.

You'll enter your savings goal, and the spreadsheet will calculate how much you need to save each week or day. As you deposit money into your savings account, you'll see how much progress you made towards your goal.

Even though the deposits may be small amounts, they do add up over time.

Use code WEEKEND20 to save 20% through April 17th!

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03/22/2023

Self-care is an essential part of being a family caregiver. Not only does it help to maintain good physical and mental health, but it also helps to keep the stress of caregiving from becoming too overwhelming.

03/21/2023

Hi everyone! Sorry for being absent for so long. I had a lot of things and changes going on.

One change is changing the name to Super Family Caregiver. This is because I wanted the website and Etsy store names to be the same. I couldn't do that with FamilyCaregiverPrintables and FamilyCaregiverTools.

02/04/2023

These fun caregiving t-shirts offer a way to brighten your day while raising awareness about the challenges of caregiving!

https://familycaregiverprintables.com/pages/t-shirts

01/28/2023

Do you suffer from caregiver burnout?

Know the warning signs and prevent burnout before it happens.

01/25/2023

New caregiver t-shirts coming your way. Here's a fun one to wear while caring for your loved one.

Available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BSXQWTHP

01/24/2023

I’d like to compliment all family caregivers out there. It’s wonderful that you selflessly help a loved one every day. Give yourself a high-five! You’re amazing!

01/20/2023

A new blog post about a "bathroom" problem that my mom and I had at the casino last week.

A family caregiver story about needing to take mother to the bathroom at the casino. There wasn't a handicapped stall in the first restroom that we went to. This posed a problem for us.

01/09/2023

Do you know about Aging Care's Caregiver Forum? I discovered it recently.

I like that it provides a place for caregivers to ask and answer questions. Here are a few recent questions

- What techniques can I use to clean parent who won't let me?

-I told my mom I have to go home and she's angry about it. What do I do?

-How can I help my wheelchair bound mom lose weight?

Besides learning from the questions and answers, I learned that I’m not the only caregiver facing “the challenges” of caring for a parent.

Caregiver forum and support group providing caregiving advice and tips on elder care, caring for a parent, caring for a spouse and other senior health issues.