Archive for November 2017

More at… https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/answers/info-2017/caregiver-resources-benefits-insurance.html AARP Benefits QuickLINK: Find financial assistance programs that help save
money on health care, medication, food, utilities and children’s health costs…. Read More

More at… https://www.caregiverstress.com/geriatric-professional-resources/professional-development/clinical-trials-and-older-adults-risks-benefits-and-more/

“I wouldn’t wish COPD on anyone,” George Hansen, age 77, said to his doctor. As George puffed oxygen through the cannula attached to his portable oxygen tank, he reflected on his diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) by adding, “If there was some way to find a cure for… Read More

More at… http://thecaregiversvoice.com/tcv-review/the-caregivers-voice-review-the-journey-of-caregiving/ For National Family Caregivers Month, we review Merrill Lynch’s just-released 42-page Caregiving Study Report, entitled, The Journey of Caregiving: Honor, Responsibility and Financial Complexity. While we often think of caregiving as hands-on care, surprisingly, 98% of family caregivers surveyed … Read More

More at… https://alzfdn.org/alzheimers-foundation-america-kmart-pharmacy-announce-program-extend-memory-screening-access-nationwide/

All US Kmart Pharmacies to Offer Free Memory Screenings During Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in November NEW YORK (November 3, 2017)—The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) and Kmart Pharmacy are teaming up to expand access to free, confidential memory screenings throughout the month of N… Read More

More at… https://alzfdn.org/alzheimers-foundation-america-statement-alzheimers-awareness-month/

“Alzheimer’s Awareness Month is a time to heighten understanding about Alzheimer’s and show support for the millions of people living with this disease and their caregivers.  But it should also be a time to redouble efforts to help all those affected by Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s disease… Read More

More at… https://www.caregiverstress.com/stress-management/situations/life-caregiving-coping-emotional-impact/

“When my husband got dementia, I had my hands full. I never joined any classes to learn how to care for him, and I think I should have,” says former caregiver Phyllis. “Eventually I put him in a home, and then he went downhill very fast and passed away. Now I am feeling very guilty…</… Read More

More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/the-caregiver/ You used to see him quite often at the social club events. He’d usually sit at the end of the table, listening to the conversation but rarely making a comment, he looked tired and there was always an aura of sadness about him. You glance his way and wonder why he’s always by himself just… Read More