http://caregiverunderground.com Primary caregivers, family care, family caregivers, care for caregivers Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:00:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Family Caregiver Alliance has drafted a report titled Recommendation on caregiver and long-term care services in California. As a Californian, I know that the economic downturn has impacted the financial status of many of my friends who are caregivers. According to the paper, 44% of the caregivers surveyed indicated ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2010/03/05/family-caregiver-alliance-makes-recommendations-on-caregiving-policy-in-california/ S 1963 in the Senate and HR 3155 are bills that would provide training for caregivers to help our injured and ill veterans. As in the Health Care Reform legislation, the differences between the Congressional bill and the Senate Bill are holding up needed legislation to help our brave veterans ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2009/12/25/contact-your-legislator-about-helping-to-get-caregiver-legislation-passed-to-help-veterans/ The Community Living Assistance Services and Support Act 2009 was introduced by Senator Kennedy (S. 697) and Congressman Jack Pallone (H.R. 1721). According to the fact sheet put out by the Alliance for Retired Americans, Medicare covers very little of the long term services needed and one must have less ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2009/11/24/senator-edward-kennedys-contribution-to-affordable-long-term-insurance/ On October 30, 2009, President Obama proclaimed November to be National Family Caregivers Month. In his proclamation, President Obama highlighted two programs that should help family caregivers in their quest to balance their personal and professional lives with their care of family or friends; The National Family Caregiver Support Program ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2009/11/08/november-is-national-family-caregivers-month/ I know that it is hard to determine what my mom is eating. I am a long distance caregiver. I ask every day what she eats. Many times she cannot remember. When I am there for a few days, she seems to eat all the right things. However, I don't ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2009/10/15/great-program-to-help-caregivers-feed-elderly-parents/ Massachusetts has a state law that allows cities to develop a property tax work off laws for people over 60. According to the article in Boston.com, some cities set the program at people over 60, some over 65. The seniors can work in areas in the city or town and ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2009/09/09/property-tax-work-off-programs-for-seniors-over-60/ We have seen on the news some clearly misinformed people yelling and disrupting the town hall meetings on health care reform. We have seen many older people worried about whether they will be getting less care to fund care for others. Many of these people have relevant concerns about the ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2009/08/30/silent-majority-must-stand-up-for-health-care-reform/ Yesterday, President Obama gave Senator Grassley credit for honestly trying to come up with a bipartisan bill and then today Grassley tells the elderly they need to be afraid of the supposed "end of life" provisions that may be in the bill. Why are we putting up with these politically ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2009/08/12/health-care-reform-do-your-homework-and-dont-believe-the-rumors/ As the person who has been checking on my mother since my father died in January, I have noticed that my mom's memory is off and on. She is remembering the important stuff but I know it is just a matter of time. She uses a walker and is not ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2009/08/03/great-site-for-caregivers-of-the-elderly-ask-medicare/ 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 ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2009/06/25/respite-care-to-help-recharge-the-caregiver/