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Caregiving nightmare Caregiving nightmare

I was just up visiting my cousin who has Stage 4 bone and breast cancer. She was... 

The SMART home for those with dementia The SMART home for those with dementia

A Brittish group, Bath Institute of Medical Engineering, is developing a smart home... 

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Men taking on more as caregivers for elderly parents Men taking on more as caregivers for elderly parents

The NY Times does an excellent story on a study by the Alzheimer’s Association... 

Reliving last year and missing my aunt Reliving last year and missing my aunt

You can read all you want about caregiver stress. You can intellectually understand... 

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Respite care to help recharge the caregiver Respite care to help recharge the caregiver

How important is repite care to the health of the caregiver? The article in the Republican on June 24 provides real life examples of how respite care helps everyday people who are the primary caregivers of their elderly parents. An abstract from a pilot study conducted at the University of Florida on the effect of respite care on the stress levels of... [Read more of this review]

EEOC Issues Employer Best Practices to Minimize Discrimination against Caregivers EEOC Issues Employer Best Practices to Minimize Discrimination against Caregivers

According to the Kansas City info Zine, the document provides recommendations for employer policies in an attempt to remove barriers to equal employment opportunity for workers with caregiving responsibilities. Some of the key situations covered in the Best Practices Document include personal or sick leave policies that allow employees to use leave... [Read more of this review]

Lifespan Respite Program at risk Lifespan Respite Program at risk

The Caregiver Support Blog provides useful information about the pending legislation that may not pass the appropriations committee. If this bill does not pass, funding will be cut for services to the disabled, and to family caregivers under the Lifespan Respite Care Act. The American Psychological Society has a great fact sheet on the Lifespan Respite... [Read more of this review]

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