Caregiver Interview Questions
Senior caregivers interviewing for jobs with senior home care agencies, hospitals, assisted living communities and nursing homes must remember to ask the interviewer questions. This is because as an interview candidate, you are also determining if the company and job will be a good fit for you. Asking questions will also impress your interviewer that […]
Stroke Therapy Tips for Senior Caregivers
Seniors recovering from strokes often will decide to receive physical therapy at home with a one-on-one caregiver assisting them while they are building back their movement capabilities. A recent study, called the Locomotor Experience Applied Post-Stroke (LEAPS) study compared rehab methods to improve walking ability for stroke survivors and found that in-home physical therapy and […]
Financial Steps for Caregivers
Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement provides caregivers with financial planning steps to organize budgets to be able to manage the costs of caregiving. The institute works to improve the long-term financial security of all women through education and advocacy. As the majority of senior caregivers are women, we are providing their Financial Steps for […]
Clinical Trials Provide Quality Care for Seniors
Drug Clinical Trials for Alzheimer’s Disease provide seniors with this challenging disease to be part of a research team investigating the performance of new drugs. By participating in a clinical trial, seniors receive ongoing monitoring of their health and are able to interact with a leading team of doctors. Remember, every drug currently on the […]
Health Insurance Companies Concerned About Commissions
Healthcare reform is very much needed, those on both sides of the fence agree. Because our current system does not provide health insurance premiums equally to those who are individually insured separate from those who are in group insurance plans and places the burden on employers, many Americans, including senior caregivers, do not have health […]
Long-term Care Insurance: Understanding the Value
Senior caregivers know the reality of the costs of senior care. Unfortunately, many families do not consider the costs of senior care nor the care plan preferred for a parent until there is an emergency medical situation. Harold Lustig’s book, Naked in the Nursing Home, serves as an educational guide in understanding senior care costs […]
Understanding the Affordable Care Act
Health insurance has continued to attract the sensational pundits on both sides of the fence. But what does the new healthcare law really include and not include? It does make insurance available for everyone, including those with pre-existing conditions. As Vice President Joe Biden has stated, we do pay for health care for everyone, although […]
Elder Abuse Incidents Increased in 2010
Senior caregivers know the difficulties of caring for all aspects of a senior’s care needs. A long with health issues, there are the issues of memory loss and grieving as seniors out live their friends and families. Professionals in senior care have always known financial abuse is the number one type of elder abuse. A […]
NPDA 2011 Caregiver of the Year: Tina Hartson
National Private Duty Association (NPDA), is a trade association for non-medical, private-duty senior caregivers. As an advocate for the industry, the NPDA keeps up with licensing requirements in each state and legislation that will impact both seniors, caregivers and their employers, senior home care agencies. As caregivers are the heart of the industry, this year […]
American Idol Contestant Chris Medina Is Caregiver
American watched this past week as American Idol contestant Chris Medina shared his own caregiving story. His fiancee suffered a brain injury in a car accident, leaving her unable to talk and in a wheelchair. He has stayed true to his promise and continues as her caregiver and supporter and forged ahead with the singing […]
Medicare Fraud Strike Force Finds Home Health Kick-backs
Home health care fraud was included in indictments of 111 defendants today for Medicare and Medicaid fraud, filed by Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The investigations carried out by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force that are targeting Medicare and Medicaid fraud. Medicare programs amount to more than $500 […]
A Place for Mom Settles Class-Action Lawsuit
Senior care quality standards and ethics seem like something that should go hand-in-hand. It is important to understand the quality standards for senior home care agencies and also for any senior care company you may work with as a caregiver or senior. Seattle based A Place for Mom sells leads to assisted living communities and senior home […]
