Anne Togher

Is your loved one living in Assisted Living or Long term care? How well do they communicate w you?

Over the next few months, I will be conducting presentations to Administrators and staff of long term care facilities including assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, independent living and continuing care retirement communities. I am interested in finding out how...

Share your thoughts on advanced Directives

Please help Fordham University Doctoral Candidate, Karla Vermeulen with her dissertation research. She is seeking participants for a brief online survey she is conducting for her doctoral dissertation at Fordham University. The topic is advance healthcare directives, specifically how...

Caregiving 101 Dementia is not just memory loss

People die from Dementia. Surprised by this? You are not alone. A recent article in Time magazine addresses one of the most significant myths of dementia – it is a fatal disease. People do die of dementia – yet even...

Getting the support you need

There are over 50 million family caregivers in the United States today, according to the National Family Caregivers Association. So why - when you first become a family caregiver, does it feel like you are all alone? When you are the...

Keep your aging loved one warm

Colorado has a few feet of snow on the ground, and if you live in a snow state – you aren’t too far behind. While our aging loved ones tend to be chilly year round for a number...

Caregiving 101 - Reducing fall risk for seniors

Once a senior has fallen, they become more fearful of falling again – and for good reason. Falls are the number one reason for both hospitalization and death among adults over 65. Almost 2 million seniors were treated in emergency...

What is your Caregiver Style?

Over the years I have seen many different family caregivers, each handling their situation in their own unique way. Yet, over those years, what has emerged are a few distinct Caregiver Styles that caregivers fit into. Just as there are...

Family Caregivers Receive Free Advice and Coaching through November

Family Caregivers Receive Free Advice and Coaching through November In honor of National Family Caregiver Month, Toghers, the only comprehensive web-based provider of family caregiver guidance, support, and services is offering family caregivers free online chat with a Caregiver...

A caregiver's story - II

A Prologue In a previous blog, I shared Adele’s story. (read her story here). Jake has been a caregiver off and on for almost thirty years. For the past year Jake has been...

Free Boulder County caregiver event

Free Caregiver Wellness Day for Boulder County residentsIf you are a family caregiver living in Boulder County, you are invited to attend one of the Family Caregiver Wellness Days being put on by Boulder County Aging Services. This...

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