Archive for November 2017

More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/some-states-roll-back-retroactive-medicaid-a-buffer-for-the-poor-and-for-hospitals/ Michelle Andrews If you’re poor, uninsured and fall seriously ill, in most states if you qualify for Medicaid — but weren’t enrolled at the time — the program will pay your medical bills going back three months. It protects hospitals, too, from having to absorb the costs of caring for these… Read More

More at… https://www.caregiverstress.com/2017/11/coping-unpredictable-life-caregiving/

A family caregiver talks about the uncertainties of everyday life while caring for a senior parent.

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More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/canada-is-long-overdue-for-a-national-registry-of-drug-company-payments-to-doctors/ The province of Ontario recently took a historic step for Canada by introducing legislation that would shine a light on interactions between drug companies and prescribers. The use of the term “historic” here is not hyperbole, since the extent of payments towards physicians in Canada has… Read More

More at… https://thecaregiverspace.org/this-is-what-happens-after-you-die/ Most of us would rather not think about what happens to our bodies after death. But that breakdown gives birth to new life in unexpected ways, writes Moheb Costandi.  Listen to or download an audiobook of this story on SoundCloud and iTunes.   “It might take a little bit o… Read More

More at… https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/answers/info-2017/aging-parent-stop-driving.html AARP Logo. AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that helps people 50
and older improve the quality of their lives. About AARP · AARP Press Center …… Read More

More at… http://thecaregiversvoice.com/tcv-humor/mirror-mirror-on-the-wall-who-is-that-mimicking-me/ Mirror Mirror On the Wall – Who Is That Mimicking Me? One Sunday, while relaxing and catching up with the week’s mail, my husband, David, and I watched as my father got up quietly and walked toward his bedroom. He had been living with us after being diagnosed with dementia. We returned o… Read More