http://caregiverunderground.com Primary caregivers, family care, family caregivers, care for caregivers Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:54:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A recent study reported by MedPage Today suggests that physical exertion will help in the mortality rate of older caregivers between ages 70-79. The study also found that white males were the least likely to be caregivers. I find this to be fairly predictable based on anecdotal evidence from observations ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2008/10/30/low-level-physical-exertion-helps-older-caregivers-from-health-problems-associated-with-caregiving/ I have spent my life always being the one to step in and be the caregiver when one was needed. For the last 6 weeks, I had to be the cared for. I need help because I had rotator cuff surgery and was unable to care for myself and my ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2008/10/26/value-of-having-caregivers/ Well it has been a while. I went up and got the two kids Cody (10) and Elizabeth (6) so that their mom could continue tests to determine her complete diagnosis. These kids have been through so much in the last year. Their Grandpa died from a complication from ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2008/10/21/caregiver-needing-care/ I was just recovering from the fatigue and depression that I felt after caring for my aunt as she lost her battle with breast cancer. And now, my cousin (my aunt's daughter) was just diagnosed with breast cancer (one week after her mother in law was diagnosed with lung cancer ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2008/07/03/caregiver-again/ The Connecticut Rep. Joe Courtney has introduced a bill H.R. 6237 that would provide a federal tax credit for Long Term Health Care insurance premiums and a caregiver tax credit under certain circumstances. You can see the rest of the article on Courant.com (June 14). The entire bill can be ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2008/06/13/long-term-health-care-premium-tax-credit-with-caregiver-credit/ In April, there was an article in Inside Indiana Business that cited a 2006 Metlife Mature Market Institute study showing that US businesses lose between $17.1 to 33.6 billion dollars in productivity due to employees caregiving responsibilities. The purpose of the article was to highlight the proposal of an Indiana ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2008/06/01/employee-caregiving-help-benefits/ This is a portion of a good article on long term health care (LTHC) on Forbes.com (May 22,2008) under investments. Long-term-care insurance may not be right for every situation. It may not be the answer for people who can rely on family members to provide care for them at home, ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2008/05/24/long-term-health-care/ One year ago when I arrived at my aunt's house to care for her, I thought of myself as her niece and friend. I was there to help my aunt as she battled breast cancer. Around the house, she had some books entitled something like, "Rights of caregivers." She had ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2008/05/17/think-of-yourself-as-a-caregiver/ Today Senators Mikulski and Klobuchar introduced federal legislation called the AGE (Americans Giving care to Elders) Act and the Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act . Check out the media release and Senator Mikulski's web page. This looks like a good beginning because it monitors long term health care practices ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2008/05/13/family-caregiver-legislation-is-introduced/ There is a possibility that Medicare will phase out an annual adjustment to the Hospice wage index in the next 3 years. I know that many of you have been blessed to receive services from Hospice. Read the response of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization to the Bush ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2008/05/05/potential-reduction-in-hospice-reimbursement/