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Francis Kakugawa returns to HIAC for...

Francis Kakugawa returns to HIAC for caregiving lecture July 1, 2023

Back by popular demand, Frances Kakugawa returns to Hawaii Island Adult Care to share insights and reflections through poetry and writing inspired by her caregiving experience with a mother with Alzheimer’s. Frances reminds us that both loved one and caregiver deserve compassion, respect and a life with dignity. Frances was born in Kapoho on the […]

Getting Along to Care for Mom

Getting Along to Care for Mom

If you share caregiving responsibilities with siblings, these tips can help by Barry J. Jacobs, AARP Beware that caregiving disagreements don’t create resentments that cause long-term relationship damage. My brother and I, normally close, have had a strained relationship for the past 18 months. The cause is sad but common: We don’t agree on the […]