Showing posts with label caregivers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label caregivers. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Home Health Care Worker Shortage Risks Lives- Impacts Aging in Place Planning

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Aging in Place Planning should consider and account for all risks, including availability/unavailability of paid health care workers. The Mi...
Monday, April 6, 2020

COVID-19: Caregiver Action Network Tips for Family Caregivers

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If you are an in-home caregiver the rapid spread of COVID-19 has and will continue to affect how you do your job. The Caregiver Action N...
Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Care.com Rocked By WSJ Investigation - Conducts only Preliminary Screen of Caregivers

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Care.com pledges to “help families make informed hiring decisions."  The company, however, undertakes only a "preliminary screen...
Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Respite for Family Caregivers

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Respite is planned or emergency care provided to a child or adult with special needs in order to provide temporary relief to family careg...
Monday, November 19, 2018

Seniors with Dementia Abandoned by Family Caregivers at Hospitals and Homeless Shelters

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Jeremy Jojola, investigative reporter for Denver   KUSA/9NEWS , has published a heart-wrenching story uncovering a horrifying, but all-t...
Saturday, August 5, 2017

Aging in Place- Male Family Caregivers are Breaking Stereotypes

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There are 40 million family caregivers in the United States helping with everyday activities and personal tasks ranging from bathing, dress...
Thursday, January 7, 2016

Filial Responsibility Laws Lead to Chaos

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Filial responsibility laws often lead family chaos to spill-over into the legal system. A recent Pennsylvania case, involving a claim by ...
Thursday, October 8, 2015

Good Care Is the Best Medicine for Alzheimer's

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Lou-Ellen Barkan , President and CEO of the New York City Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, writing in the Huffington Post Blog , m...