Category 'Planning for Eldercare'

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by Rita Ude on May 22, 2012 0 Comments

The June edition of the Caring Right at Home e-newsletter contains information, advice and support for adult caregiving.

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Understanding LTC Insurance

by Kathy Wetters on April 12, 2012 0 Comments

LTC insurance companies have been making major adjustments of late,important for consumers to understand the basics as well as market trends.

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Planning for Aging in Place

by Kathy Wetters on April 09, 2012 0 Comments

As we age, health problems tend to be episodic, chronic, and sometimes progressive, resulting in an increasing need for assistance according to Metlife Mature Market Institute. They point out that moving between senior facilities in response to changing needs is often disorienting,disturbing, and undesirable, not only for the individual but for the entire family. An alternative system, Aging in Place 2.0 offers individuals ways to stay in the environment of their choice through use of technology and a system of integrated services.

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What Is Palliative Care?

by Rita Ude on March 20, 2012 0 Comments

Many people associate palliative care with end-of-life hospice care, but palliative care is offered at any stage of disease and can supplement curative treatment.

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U.S. Faces the Growing Challenges of an Aging Population

by Rita Ude on February 14, 2012 5 Comments

During the next 30 years, the number of Americans over the age of 65 and the proportion of those individuals over 85 are expected to double, impacting the economy, employment, healthcare and social services.

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Sandwich Generation Survival Tips

by Rita Ude on February 07, 2012 0 Comments

Are you a member of the sandwich generation? If you are raising children while caring for your elderly parents, you definitely are. Read the suggestions on how to protect yourself and your family.

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Caregiving Back-Up Help

by Angela Roeber on January 09, 2012 3 Comments

Arrange qualified in-home care assistance as back-up to the primary caregiver for a Veteran who has Memory Loss. The goal is to be ready to call for a professional in-home caregiver when the circumstances arise.

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Helping Aging Parents Prepare for Long Term Care

by Kathy Wetters on December 26, 2011 0 Comments

Often adult children will be faced with long distance caregiving when the time arrives to help aging parents plan for long term care. Tips on dealing with the cost of caring for an aging parent.

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Future of Direct Care

by Kathy Wetters on November 06, 2011 0 Comments

Caregiving change toward home based settings requires more autonomy, responsibility, and skill with far less direct supervision and access to onsite consultation from professionals. Also they face greater challenges associated with the higher levels of acuity of many nursing home-eligible consumers receiving services at home.

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Protect Seniors From the Grandparent Scam

by Rita Ude on August 30, 2011 1 Comment

Con artists target the elderly because they can be easily fooled. Diminished capacities, such as hearing, vision or memory loss, and large bank accounts make seniors vulnerable to fraud. One type of fraud that targets seniors is the “grandparent scam.”

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