Tag: caregivers

June 17, 2020

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Stacy Ellingen, 34, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, lost two of the three caregivers she depends on to dress, shower, eat and use the bathroom. The caregivers — both University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh students — returned to their […]

July 11, 2019

Baden-Mayer, a freckled forty-five-year-old, put her house on Airbnb three years ago and moved with her husband and two kids into her parents’ home in Alexandria, Virginia. Her mom, who has Alzheimer’s disease, was no longer able to take care […]

November 7, 2018

Learning about Medicare options is confusing enough when someone turns 65. It can be even more trying for caregivers who have to pick up the pieces where their parents left off. Having helped dozens of caregivers with their parents Medicare […]

April 17, 2018

Being a caregiver is a tough task than one could think of. A caregiver often has to face situations where he/she requires financial assistance. Many times a person is left with no option but to spend a big chunk of […]

November 9, 2016

Most people associate PTSD with veterans of war, but you don’t have to be a soldier to experience this condition. The NIMH defines PTSD as ‘a disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous […]

October 13, 2016

The importance of feeling connected to others is common to the findings of many studies of what helps people to survive difficult or violent childhoods. We all need caring relationships, as much as we need our basic physical needs to […]

October 5, 2016

No matter what the outcome of the 2016 presidential election is, caregiver advocates will continue to push for greater support and recognition. A recent report called family caregiving a “critical issue of public policy.” This is an exciting and frustrating […]

September 26, 2016

It’s during that critical time when problems can occur. Patients may get sicker because they don’t have access to medications, transportation, food or crucial equipment such as oxygen tanks. And many don’t have relatives or caregivers to help with the […]

September 14, 2016

Elderly Americans’ well-being is at risk unless the U.S. does much more to help millions of family caregivers who sacrifice their own health, finances and personal lives to look out for loved ones, reported a study released Tuesday. Nearly 18 […]

August 12, 2016

Low-income Californians who are elderly and disabled were less likely to go to the emergency room or be hospitalized after their in-home caregivers participated in an intensive training program, according to a report. Under a pilot program, nearly 6,000 aides […]

July 13, 2016

13% of our population is at least 65 years old. That is approximately 53 million Americans who would potentially be receiving some form of senior care services this decade. This rapid graying of America is only rivaled by the rapid […]