Find Senior Care Costs
Costs of senior care vary widely, based on the location of the care and the type of care. The first steps are to find out if the senior will continue on Medicare or need to switch to Medicaid. Here are some guidelines and tools for finding senior care costs to enable family caregivers to plan […]
Girl Scout Cookies and Caregivers
Girl Scout Cookies have been around for more than 80 years. The cookies are a bit smaller than they use to be, but they still taste great and they still raise money for a good cause which happens to also support research that benefits caregivers. Thin mints? Trefoils? Do-si-dos? Tagalongs? If you were a girl scout, or […]
Power Wheelchairs: When Electric Wheelchairs Are Needed
Power scooters, power wheelchairs, manual wheelchairs – everyone has seen the television commercials promoting wheelchairs for seniors. Why? Well, it turns out Medicare will pay for them in some cases but it is very important to understand when it is necessary to have an electric wheelchair and important to understand that just like buying a […]
Minimum Wage Increases in Eight States
Senior caregivers, minimum wage and overtime have been at the forefront of policy news lately and with good reason. By 2050, the estimated number of elderly persons who will need some type of long-term care is projected to almost double from 15 million in 2000 to 27 million. With this increase, the demand for paid […]
Caregiver Training for Caregivers of Veterans
Caregiver training for caregivers of veterans has been formally created in a format that mirrors training for professional senior caregivers. The training is seprated into six different modules to make the skills easy to study and learn. Operation Enduring Freedom which began the war in Afghanistan and Iraq following the September 11, 2011, attacks in […]
Geriatric Care Managers: When Do You Need One?
Geriatric Care Managers are certified professionals who understand how to navigate senior care and interact with a senior in order to understand their preferences and needs when it comes to senior care. They are trained to understand all the care options and costs in a local area and know how to create a professional care […]
Wage and Overtime Protection Proposed for Home Care Workers
As the U.S. population ages, and the senior demographic expected to double in the next 20 years, home caregivers are going to be an increasingly invaluable resource to help the elderly age at home. On Thursday, President Barack Obama, along with a, Department of Labor and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, announced plans to update the laws to […]
Alzheimer’s Progression Slowed in Mice with New Vaccine
Alzheimer’s disease is diagnosed in more than 1,200 people each day. Currently there is no cure of the disease although a few medications do slow the progression. The University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Research Institute (BMRI) has announced they have developed a vaccine that is proving to slow progression of memory loss for mice […]
Caregiver Overtime Pay Exemption Proposed
Senior caregivers working as companion caregivers were exempt from over-time pay in a 2007 Supreme Court ruling. Now, new legislation proposed by the O’bama Administration would kill this exemption. This would mean companion caregivers could receive over-time pay, including those who do daily live-in care and receive a daily stipend instead of hourly pay. Workers exceeding a […]
Caring for the Caregiver: Holiday Gift Ideas for the Family Caregiver
Holidays afford you the ability to show your family caregiver how thankful you are for the service they provide. They perform the tireless job so that you don’t have to. Here are some gift ideas to show you appreciate them and all they do. Spa treatment. Give the gift of a massage, manicure, pedicure, facial—some […]
Senior Caregiver Pay: San Francisco Minimum Wage to Top $10.00
Senior caregivers provide emotional support and care along with assisting with a senior’s physical care needs. Because of this, caregiving can take a toll. Some seniors experience memory loss and personality changes and can be difficult to care for while other seniors are just plain grumpy and unhappy with all that comes with the aging process. For […]
Senior Scams Spike During Holidays
Holidays are a magical time, but unfortunately they are also a time when law enforcement sees a spike in online and telemarketing fraud, especially directed against the elderly. According to the Federal Trade Commission, nearly 25 million Americans are victims of consumer fraud each year. Senior citizens continue to be a rapidly increasing segment of […]
