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The Connected Caregiver – Part 2
This is such a challenging time for all of us. Most of us can continue to stay connected in many different ways – but not everyone is able to. Our usual routines have changed, which can be frustrating, lonely, and annoying. We might rather be somewhere else, doing...
The importance of staying connected, especially when you’re not there – Part 1
Above: One of our amazing customer families. See their story here. One of the biggest concerns we hear from family caregivers is knowing how a loved one is doing when they’re not with them. We may just be in the next room, at work, on a quick errand, or even three...
More Help for Caregivers: The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Educating America Tour
It is very daunting when you first begin a caregiving journey, especially if your loved one has Alzheimer’s or dementia. One doesn’t know where to begin, and often family caregivers find themselves in fight-or-flight mode because the magnitude of a loved one’s problem...
The Acceleration of Virtual Care for the Rest of Us
I think we can all agree on how important staying connected is, now more than ever. As the song lyric goes, you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone. The accelerating adoption of clinical virtual care for healthcare practitioners The adoption rate of virtual care...
Lessons we’ve learned from our customers
Most advice I’m reading today about staying connected with our older loved ones utilizes old-school techniques like increasing person-to-person communications, organizing “family council” meetings, or virtual visitations using FaceTime, Skype and even Zoom¹. While all...
How families can remain close using technology
The people in our company are currently caregivers of family members or have been caregivers. Several have family members with Alzheimer’s or dementia, such as company founder Steve Popovich. Steve’s a connectivity technology veteran who’s spent his career solving...
Research shows dementia wandering is more lethal than we thought
The Alzheimer’s Association states that 60% of persons with dementia (PWD) or Alzheimer’s will wander during the course of the disease. Wandering can take two forms: walking in patterns which is typically not harmful; and wandering that leads to a person going...
Care Work is Hard, and Going it Alone Isn’t Easy: Two Reasons to Rethink Asking for Help
We are ending a year, and a decade, which for me is providing a double impact on the reflection one generally does at this time of year. At Theora Care, many of us are currently and were carers, too, and we think about the people we love who passed away, people who...
Connecting with Loved Ones Over the Holidays and Beyond
The holiday season is fast approaching, and the Theora Care team has been thinking of ways we can better connect with our families and friends over the holiday season, with a special focus on those who require caregiving, and those who are caregivers – in other words,...
Combatting Social Isolation with Technology
We attended a caregiving conference in Austin last week, and social isolation was a recurring topic of discussion. It's also the subject of many articles as it becomes a more widespread issue and concern. Social isolation is caused by many circumstances and...
Remote Monitoring – Real Stories from Real Customers
At Clairvoyant, we read and talk a lot about remote monitoring for caregiving support - we can’t help ourselves, it’s what we do and we are passionate about it. When we speak with prospective customers, we find that each person has their own unique story about why...
An Ounce of Prevention
We read a lot about preventative health care: watch your diet, weight and sugar intake; get regular exercise and check-ups; reduce your stress (and please let me know what works for you – for a friend). There is a laundry list of items. If we practice what we’re...
How Theora Care Remote Monitoring Technology Keeps an Active Person Active, and a Family Connected and Informed
At Clairvoyant, we talk a lot about remote monitoring technology in our efforts to keep bringing useful and affordable solutions to caregivers and care recipients. But what really makes us happy is when our customers tell us how it has helped them, as well as give us...
Future Proof Your GPS Tracking Device
PSA Announcement - Future proof your GPS tracking devices Good day! You may have missed this in your busy caregiving world, but 3G cellular service is being phased out by the major carriers, and no new 3G activations are being done. Why is that important to you?...
Spreading Awareness and Breaking Down Barriers
April is Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Awareness Month. At Clairvoyant, we have been privileged to spend time over the last two years learning more about ASD from our customers and how we can use technology to help caregivers and care recipients achieve more peace...