http://caregiverunderground.com Primary caregivers, family care, family caregivers, care for caregivers Sun, 11 Sep 2011 05:11:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to a story in the Ventura County Star, California has been ranked 15th among the states on providing long-term services for older adults and the disabled. This report was based on a study by the AARP Public Policy Institute. The findings by the Institute show that California ranks last ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2011/09/11/california-low-grade-for-long-term-services-for-elderly-and-disabled/ Dehydration manifests itself similar to many diseases. As people age, they are more prone to becoming dehydrated. Similarly, those who are ill must strive to stay hydrated to maintain quality of life. Many times it is up to the caregiver to determine the hydration level of the care receiver. In ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2010/08/24/dehydration-a-concern-for-both-caregiver-and-aging-and-ill-patients/ I know people always ask me if I will move to my mom's house if she ever needs constant care. My house is only 1100 sq feet and I have 5 dogs so having my elderly mom in the house would be a hazard. There may be a solution for ... http://caregiverunderground.com/2010/07/21/modular-cottages-for-caregivers-backyard/ 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/