Whether you were plunged into caregiving and find yourself knee deep in a crisis or you are planning ahead (by the way, most people don’t plan ahead so if you are planning, here is my high 5 to you) you could benefit from the experiences of the professionals and everyday family caregivers in our global community of caregivers. It is our hope that our resources and services will help you to avoid stress, frustrations, headaches and unnecessary cost that many
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Following a PBS Frontline exposé on abuses in assisted living facilities, professional geriatric care manager and elder care expert STELLA NSONG urges families to execute the appropriate legal documents to ensure that the right person has the authority to direct and provide the best and safest care options possible. Assisted Living resident faces arrest for stealing airport rental car, leaves an emergency room AMA, hitchhikes to his now vacant townhouse, no one has the “legal authority” to transfer the resident
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Employees who serve as caregivers at home need more than an EAP. There is something missing in our employee assistance programs. Focusing on employee needs through benefits is a constant concern as well as an ever rising cost among employers. The employer’s cost rises but productivity does not rise at the same pace and in many instances it decreases. This is happening because AMERICA is facing an elder care cliff: The time between now and when an individual is faced
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