Seniors Appear to Follow Generational Voting
Election 2012 looms on the not-so-distant horizon. Political pundits look for data to slice and dice information about possible supporters. Constituents are wooed based on race, sex, religion, economics, as well as a host of other factors. This election season, there’s a new line being drawn in the sand and it marks a generational division. […]
Live-in Caregiver Jobs: Earn a Full Week’s Pay in a Few Days
Live-in senior caregivers are in demand – wait, you say, I don’t want someone to move-in with my mother or father, or, if you are a senior caregiver, you are thinking you don’t want to move-in with a senior. But wait, we say, because it doesn’t work that way. Live-in caregivers do not actually move-in with […]
Deepak Chopra & Rudy Tanzi Share Latest Alzheimer’s Disease Study Plans at Chicago Ideas Week
Deepak Chopra and Rudy Tanzi joined other experts in Chicago this week for Chicago Ideas Week and talked about their collaboration which has resulted in the launching of a new Clinical Trial to study the effects of deep meditation on those with memory loss. Super Brain, their recent book, expands on their research and years […]
End of Life Care: Should We Ration It? – Join Chicago Ideas Week Discussion Tonight
End of Life Care can involve many elements and for America’s seniors, the care costs are paid for by Medicare or Medicaid (very low-income seniors qualify for Medicaid which does pay for ongoing care in a nursing home while Medicare does not). All seniors receive Medicare health insurance at age 65. Tonight, in Chicago, an Oxford-style debate […]
Medicare Recipients Saved $4.5 Billion on Prescriptions
Seniors on Medicare health insurance, which they receive at age 65, have saved more than $4.5 billion since the new provisions in the healthcare law took place in 2010, according to the Department of Health. Previously, seniors with Medicare had experienced something called the “doughnut hole” where, just like the hole in a doughnut, there was a hole […]
Senior Fall Prevention
My elderly mother recently suffered a fall. She’d been walking across her bedroom and a slipper got caught under a rug and down she went. Luckily, her injuries were not too bad—she sustained some bruises but no broken bones. She was very lucky, but as I learned, many seniors are not so fortunate. According to […]
Caregiver Employment Checklist
Senior caregiver employment opportunities will continue to increase as the large Baby Boomer population enters their golden years and enjoys a longer lifespan because of the advances in medicine. At the same time, senior care services are moving to the home. The passage of the new health care law includes the Accountability of Care Organizations […]
Seniors Optimistic About Aging, Survey Shows
Concerns about the economy, unemployment rates and the uncertainty of the country’s financial future have everyone worried. But there is one segment of society experiencing less anxiety about what the future holds: Seniors. A recent survey from the National Council on Aging, UnitedHealthcare and USA Today shows that most older Americans (over 60) are optimistic about their […]
Hiring a Senior Caregiver for Family Member
Senior care can be very complicated, as it not only involves providing physical and emotional care but also requires family members to confront the realities of aging. When the tables turn and adults must begin caring for a parent, it reminds all of us that this is part of the cycle of life. As my […]
Walk to End Alzheimer’s During World Alzheimer’s Month
Alzheimer’s Disease can be a lonely one — lonely for those who endure it and lonely for the caregiver. In fact, studies show that loneliness increases the chances of getting a clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. September is World Alzheimer’s month and September 21 is Alzheimer’s Action Day. Participants are encouraged to “Go Purple”, change Twitter and Facebook […]
Senior Care Costs: Medicare vs. Medicaid and Health Insurance for Caregivers
Senior care costs vary widely, based on which type of senior care health insurance a senior has received – Medicare or Medicaid. As the presidential election gears into high speed, much talk and confusion is now filling the airwaves around Medicare and Medicaid insurance programs. American seniors receive Medicare health insurance beginning at age 65, […]
Senior Caregiver Training Programs
Senior caregivers must perform a wide variety of job duties, making it difficult to hire just anyone for the trusted job of senior caregiver. Because of this, many states now require senior caregivers who work as a professional caregiver to complete specific state-mandated caregiver training. Caregiverlist’s Certified Caregiver training, powered by aQuire, meets the training standards […]
