Veteran’s Aid and Attendance Benefit: What Caregivers Need to Know
Veteran’s of America’s wars definitely deserve to be cared for in their senior years, and one of the benefits of being a veteran is having senior care benefits for care in your home for both the veteran and the veteran’s spouse. This benefit is called: Veteran’s Aid and Attendance or VA Aid and Attendance Benefit. […]
Senior-Proofing the Home
Aging in place is an option more in the senior population want to pursue. There’s no place quite so comfortable as one’s own home and community. However, according to AARP, nearly one-third of all Americans over 65 experiences a fall in the home. There are other safety issues that make staying in the home a […]
Experiencing the Sandwich Generation (Part II)
In this second of two blog posts, contributor Renata JL talks about saving your sanity and creating a balance while living in the Sandwich Generation. My mother is an eighty-something year old widow who is relatively healthy and vital enough to live on her own. I started my family a little later in life, so […]
Becoming a Certified Nursing Aide
Certified Nursing Aides provide the personal care services to seniors in nursing homes, assisted living communities and hospitals nationwide. There is an ongoing need in the U.S.A. for more Certified Nursing Assistants. But what is it like to work as a C.N.A. and be the person who provides the critical hands-on care for our nationâ’s seniors? […]
Geriatric Care Management Can Deliver Quality Care
Geriatric Care Managers are trained professionals who help families plan and manage senior care services. At some point in your lifetime, either you or one of your family members or friends may need extra assistance from a trustworthy, knowledgeable person to help them with their health care needs and household management. Geriatric Care Managers assist seniors through […]
Caregiver Scholarship Awards Announced for Caregiving Coalitions
National Alliance for Caregiving announed the 10 winners of the scholarship award to attend the national conference for Caregiving Coalitions to be held in Chicago in March. The Conference for Caregiving Coalitions award recipients are: The Caregiving Coalitions help advance senior care initiatives in their community. As seniors live longer, the need for more creative […]
Experiencing the Sandwich Generation (Part I)
In this first of two blogs, contributor Renata JL discusses the challenges faced by many like her — members of the Sandwich Generation. My brother phones with the news that my mother’s been admitted to the hospital. She has the flu and I was going to visit her later in the day, after work, after […]
Medicaid Programs in Each State to Receive Increased Funding
The Affordable Care Act includes an expansion of Medicaid benefits for low-income Americans and while some states (and Governors) have voiced concern over the potential increase in costs of this expansion, an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation determined that Federal funds will actually deliver an advantage to states. If all 50 states were to […]
Attitude of Gratitude: Grateful for Our Caregiver
Thanksgiving kicked off the holiday season and, as we batten down the hatches for yet another whirlwind period of feasting and folly, as part of our mission at Caregiverlist in “Caring for the Caregiver” we’d like to take this opportunity and thank those caring for those who cannot care for themselves. Here are some ways you can […]
Live-in Caregiver Jobs: Popular Questions About Live-in Positions
Live-in senior caregivers are hired to assist seniors with not only their personal care but also their household management. The term “live-in”, however, is a little misleading as professional senior caregivers do not move in and live with the senior permanently. Instead, they go to the senior’s house and stay overnight for 2 to 3 […]
Senior Caregiver News Alert: Cholesterol Drug Recall
Seniors taking the cholesterol drug Atorvastatin should check to see if the recall of this medication is taking place in their area. Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals has announced it is calling back the 10-, 20- and 40-milligram tablets of Atorvastatin at the retail level for select batches that may contain a foreign substance (small glass particles approximately […]
Caregiver Jobs: Cyber Monday Refer-a-Friend & Win $50 Gift Certificate
Professional senior caregivers assist seniors in their home, in assisted living communities and in nursing homes. Some positions require certification and all positions require passing a criminal background check. However, any caring individual may begin a career in caregiving by working as a companion caregiver for a senior home care agency. Cyber Monday Celebration for […]
