CAREGIVER SUPPORT: MANAGING GUILT
Image by KellyB via Flickr The feeling of guilt is complex. It is also one of the most destructive for caregivers. As a caregiver, make sure you understand guilt, and put together a thought process...
View ArticleMETAPHOR FOR CAREGIVER’S JOURNEY
The attached video includes a wonderful metaphor for the “Caregiver’s Journey” and reflects my own experience as a caregiver. We may not love it, but if we can learn to go with the flow, we will be...
View ArticleGROUP HOME JOBS AND HOLIDAY PRESENTS
Image by Leah Gregg via Flickr GROUP HOME PROFESSIONALS AND SUPPORT STAFF My mother lived at Lexington Place, a group home in Dallas, for the last 16 months of her life. The number of residents...
View ArticleThe New Elder is Moving, + “Group Homes & Holiday Presents”
Within the next month I will be merging TheNewElder.com with our sister site, ElderAuthority.com. You will be able to access all the old content of TheNewElder plus the new content of ElderAuthority....
View ArticleFAIR PAY FOR HOMECARE WORKERS–A START
Image via Wikipedia On December 15, 2011, President Obama and Kathleen Sebelius made a step forward for homecare, home health, and in-home health workers by pushing through a new rule that guarantees...
View Article24/7 HOME CARE (24 7 Home Care) TECHNOLOGIES
Image by lastminute via flickr.com If you hire professional caregivers , 24/7 home care is the most expensive care you can provide. Do everything you can to use technologies, social services, and...
View ArticleA+ HOME ELDERLY CARE ADVICE (video)
Aging-in-Place via ElderAuthority The following video about providing eldercare from home is absolutely excellent! There is nothing in it that I would change. NBC Digital Health Network has created...
View ArticleHEALTHCARE AT HOME:MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE
Image by mensatic via morgueFile BUY A BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR FOR HOME USE Some people are anxious when they visit the doctor which can affect the accuracy of their blood pressure reading. A more...
View ArticleA SHIFT BACK TO HOME HEALTH CARE?
Image by Getty Images via @daylife I admit to being old enough to remember when doctors actually made house calls. Insurance, costs and culture pretty much ended that practice several decades ago....
View ArticleChoosing In Home Care
Image by click via MorgueFile Aging in Place Eighty-three percent of Americans want to age at home. If the elder becomes frail and requires part-time or full-time support, In Home Care is one option....
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