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Who Pays for Long Term Care? Remedy for Austin Caregiver Burnout and Texas Financial Help with Elder Care by Carol .. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 07 Jul 2008 7:13pm , and isolation. Family caregivers find themselves consumed with the elder's life! I've watched my own siblings shred apart when worrying about our dad. A hard topic to bring to family... long term care options. She's patient and thorough when helping put forth a plan for the future. Long Term Care Insurance can take the stress out of caregiving and tears out Read on »

Who Pays for Long Term Care? Remedy for Austin Caregiver Burnout and Texas Financial Help with Elder Care by Carol .. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 02 Jan 2008 6:20am , depression, and isolation. Family caregivers find themselves consumed with the elder's life! I've watched my own siblings shred apart when worrying about our dad. A hard topic to bring... long term care options. She's patient and thorough when helping put forth a plan for the future. Long Term Care Insurance can take the stress out of caregiving and tears out Read on »

Need Caregivers for Elder Care Article by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted Thu 14 May 2009 4:32pm Hey friends - A writer is looking for "subjects" for a project headed for a major magazine. She needs caregivers who are willing to share their story and have his or her picture published as well as that of the person they are caring for. If you are interested, email Winnie at this address: jwcreative@earthlink.net Read on »

Caregiver's Handbook Great Value for Elder Care by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted Thu 14 May 2009 4:32pm There is an on-line handbook of enormous value at acsu.buffalo.edu. This handbook is made up of nine parts. Dig deep, click links - the information is well researched and very useful. It's formatted for the Web by Robert S. Stall, M.D. Read on »

Elder Care: Are You Employing a Private Caregiver? by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted Thu 14 May 2009 4:32pm Many of us are looking for caregivers for our elders. We know enough to check references. We know that the "vibes" are important, when interviewing a company or an individual. However, many people don't understand what they are getting into when they hire an independent caregiver. I want to stress that you may find the greatest caregiver Read on »

Elder Care, Caregiving and Medication Control by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted Thu 14 May 2009 4:31pm My 82-year-old mother lives alone. She takes a lot of medications and I am worried that she might not take the proper pills at the proper times. The a doctor's answer: "Elderly people are most definitely at an increased risk for problems related to the use of prescription drugs, nonprescription (or over-the-counter) medicines, and herbal or other Read on »

Elder Care: caregiver training and more by Dina Bennett Patient Expert

Posted Mon 27 Apr 2009 11:42pm to peruse the information he has collected. It's full of good ideas, and also has links to three other blogs on elder care. I've looked at a number of sites and blogs that present... developed a 6-week course for family members caring for loved ones, called Powerful Tools for Caregivers. To spread the word, they've trained leaders to present the course all over Read on »

Caregiver's Journal Good Read; Good Look at Canadian Elder Care by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted Thu 14 May 2009 4:31pm the sheer logistical nightmare of finding the right kind of care for an ailing elder, are bound to feel envious. Take a look at this book if you like an engaging caregiving story... and professional. It’s a good book, in and of itself. But American’s struggling with the issues of helping our parents get the care they need through our complicated health system Read on »

Elder Care: Caregivers-choosing what's right for you by Dina Bennett Patient Expert

Posted Mon 27 Apr 2009 11:42pm you, consider approaching it as you would the hiring of an employee. For example1. Write down the aspects of care which are most important to you. 2. Select caregivers.... In my next post, I will write about care managers. In the meantime, if you have questions about any of the above or want more detail on caregivers, please post a comment or email Read on »

Elder Care: Powerful Tools for Caregivers by Dina Bennett Patient Expert

Posted Mon 27 Apr 2009 11:42pm now to read The Caregiver Helpbook which they offer to class participants. The class and the book are all about helping caregivers for elderly parents or relatives (or spouses... and a class like those offered by Legacy exist. It's good to have a resource that not only recognizes the subjective nature of what we, as caregivers for elderly relatives, each Read on »