Chicken Soup for the Soul Seeking Caregiver Stories
Chicken Soup for the Soul, the book series with motivational and heart-warming stories about life, has expanded to offer customized topics for new books. The book series next will be publishing a Chicken Soup for the Soul for Caregivers and are seeking story submissions. Possible future books may be titled: Boost Your Brain Power, Family Caregiver and Home Sweet Home. Professional […]
Senior Care Costs: Nursing Home or Home Care
Senior caregivers will continue to be in demand as seniors live longer and choose to age-in-place in the home or move to an Assisted Living community which may require additional caregiving services. Medicare, the health insurance for seniors, does not pay for long-term care in a nursing home nor at home. Americans are on their […]
Caregiver Empathy, Try the Mitten Test
Understanding how a senior’s senses change as they age can help caregivers to relate better to when they may need to step in with a helping hand. Guest Blog post by Charlotte Bishop of Creative Case Management. The trees are budding and blooming, the bulbs have forced their way to the surface in beautiful blossoms and […]
Dan Wheldon Wins Indy 500 for Alzheimer’s Assn.
Dan Wheldon wins the Indianapolis 500 today, advocating for those with Alzheimer’s Disease as his Mother has the disease. He was not in the lead until the very end of the race when the lead car ran into a wall after taking a turn wide. Dan’s win brings nice publicity to the goals of the […]
Drug Company CEO’s Say: Yes, We Raised Prices Just to Make More Money
Seniors struggle with paying for their prescription medications, with many seniors having monthly drug bills of $500 or more. High blood pressure, heart conditions and even memory loss can be treated with medications. The drug companies lobbied heavily for Medicare insurance drug coverage benefits to meet their profitability needs. Now, pharmaceutical company CEO’s share that […]
Dr. Oz Talks to Chicago About Healthy Living
Dr. Oz, who know has his own television show, after being introduced to the world on Oprah’s show, visited with Chicago residents on Thursday to discuss healthy living and health care. He also shared some of his ideas for changes to our approach to health care which would make maintaining good health easier. Caregivers have […]
Learn How to Feel 20 Years Younger: for Caregivers & Seniors
Senior caregivers may be in the right job for healthy aging, it turns out. Recent research shows that just by sitting at a desk all day long, you increase your odds for heart attacks and other health risks. Caregivers certainly don’t sit all day long so that risk is not a problem. Aging is a […]
Caregiver Jobs
Senior caregiver positions offer a diversity of opportunities for both caring individuals with no experience and those with professional training as senior caregivers. Senior care companies hire caregivers with a wide range of skills and availability to work different schedules as sometimes care services must be provided around-the-clock for seniors on hospice services or with […]
Starbucks CEO Brought Healthcare to Minimum Wage Employees and Now Asks for Your Voice to be Heard
Starbuck’s founder and CEO Howard Schultz has always been an innovator. I read his first book called Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time and then decided I would be an advocate for health insurance for senior caregivers. Many senior home care agencies do not provide health insurance benefits […]
Equal Pay Day, Including Caregivers
Caregiverlist advocates for senior caregivers to receive the benefits of payroll taxes, training and ongoing management for support of the caregiving services. By following employment law, caregivers and seniors are protected. If there is an accident, worker’s compensation insurance will pay and when it is time for the caregiver to retire, they will receive social […]
Medicaid Redesign in New York
Guest Blog Post By David A. Cutner, Esq. Last January, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed a Medicaid Redesign Team and tasked it with reversing a decades-long crisis of overspending and waste in our Medicaid system. The Redesign Team made a variety of proposals, a couple of which would have been devastating to the elderly […]
Correlation Between Social Connection And Health Recovery
Information is helpful when facing a health challenge, however, according to research and medical authorities, the most significant impact comes from personally connecting with others. In a recent survey of more than 4,000 users, patients perceived health benefits and better care when using CaringBridge, which provides free websites that connect people experiencing a significant health challenge […]
