Senior Safety: When Should Seniors Stop Driving?
The elderly driver who recently struck Reese Witherspoon with her car will not face criminal charges, but police have ordered her to retake her driver’s test to see if she shows signs of diminished driving capabilities. The 84-year-old Santa Monica resident will most likely need to take a written test, have an eye and hearing […]
Caregiving Jobs: Explaining a Gap In Employment
Senior care recruiters are taught to look for dependable and trustworthy caregiving candidates. In senior care, dependability is vital as most caregiving jobs require someone be present for the scheduled hours. If a caregiver or Certified Nursing Aide cannot make it to their job that day, a substitute must be staffed and appropriately trained. This […]
Labor Day and the Home Caregiver
Senior care workers are on my mind as Labor Day approaches. I am reminded of the innumerable home caregivers and the protective legislation challenges they face. 2011 is known as the first year of the “age wave”, in which every eight seconds, an American will turn 65. And while an emphasis on aging well—keeping our […]
Hurricane, Earthquakes Prompt Renewed Concern for Elderly
Hurricanes, Earthquakes and Senior Care When a magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook the East Coast on August 23, my thoughts immediately went to my elderly aunt living alone in Manhattan. A lifelong denizen, she refuses to leave the island. You know the type—she declined to leave even after the September 11 attacks. I imagined buildings shaking […]
Finding Professional Caregiver Training
Finding professional caregiver training can be a challenge. Certified Nursing Aide training requires admission to a C.N.A. school and a couple month’s course work which will include field in-service training (student will work at a hospital or nursing home). As senior caregivers often have a wide range of schedules which may incorporate early mornings and […]
Get Respite Help When Caring for an Elderly Parent
Family caregiving is growing in the United States. According to a recent Gallup poll, 7 out of 10 working Americans say they are actively caring for an elderly parent over the age of 75. An average of 13 days per month is spent on errands and day-to-day chores such as doing laundry, going shopping, and providing […]
Military Healthcare Tricare Provides Respite Care for Caregivers
Caregivers for military personnel are often long-term, caring for ill or wounded soldiers or service men and women. Tricare, the health insurance program for active-duty and retired members of the military, now offers a respite care benefit for those who are wounded or ill during active duty. If the injury has resulted in a physical […]
Rise of the Planet of the Apes Film Spotlights Alzheimer’s Disease
Rise of the Planet of the Apes has critics divided in their reviews. For me, more honestly disturbing than the images of an ape overthrow is the movie’s depiction of the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease. John Lithgow gives a moving performance as genetic scientist Will Rodman’s afflicted father. James Franco is at his most real when interacting […]
Quality Senior Caregiver Training Helps Avoid Senior Fraud
The number one type of senior abuse is actually financial. A report this week on Creditcards.com notes that victims lost an estimated $2.9 billion dollars in 2009, which is an increase over previous years. Definitely difficult economic conditions help to contribute to more theft. How do you prevent financial abuse of elders? The best way is to […]
Quality Online Senior Caregiver Certification Training
Senior care ranges from hands-on care to assist with personal care needs such as eating, bathing and toileting to companion care which can involve managing for the ups and downs for caring for a senior with memory loss or another age-related illness. The care needs of seniors are varied and the skills needed to successfully be […]
Planning For Retirement – Will Your Golden Years Be Golden?
Guest Blog Post by Baby Boomers Planning for Retirement Time passes quickly by, and the day of your retirement is drawing near. Will you be prepared or will you still be thinking about planning for retirement? “According to Scottrade’s fifth annual American Retirement Survey, 60 percent of Gen Y-ers saved nothing toward retirement last year and […]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Many seniors do not realize, until a medical emergency occurs, that Medicare does NOT pay for long-term care in a nursing home nor at home. Medicaid, the senior health insurance plan in the U.S.A. for very low-income seniors, does pay for long-term care in a nursing home only. A few states with small populations, such […]
