Some medical centers are recognizing caregivers as essential, offering training, counseling and resources that extend beyond discharge ...
Some 7.3 million caregivers between the ages of 19 and 64 receive Medicaid coverage for their own health insurance, according to a recent AARP report. But these caregivers may need to rethink their co ...
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For drugmakers, caregivers are crucial partners in care, handling important tasks that range from administering medication to communicating with their patients’ healthcare providers. But new data ...
I was recently visiting a client who had retained me as a patient advocate. While there, I had the opportunity to chat with the client's family caregiver, and you know what? I realized the caregiver ...
Thirty-five years ago, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter founded the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers (RCI) because she understood the joys, trials and tribulations facing caregivers and she ...
The role reversal that happens as parents or loved ones age and need more help can be a hard to navigate journey. If you are ...
As caregivers become more integrated into the health care delivery process for patients with cancer, their own needs should still be focused on pertaining to mental and physical health. Caregivers of ...
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When asked about her lifelong commitment to improving mental health services and support for caregivers, former first lady Rosalynn Carter would share her experience on the campaign trail: Exhausted ...
On New Year’s Day, I read an excellent essay about the struggles of trying to provide at-home care for seriously ill family members. The writer, Rachael Scarborough King, took care of her husband, Ady ...
Dear Readers: I recently had my own experience with Medicare as my 92-year-old mother has reached her final stage of hospice. I feel it is important for me to explain hospice, so that others with a ...