by Denise
Mar 1 2013 in Disrupt by Denise
A few weeks ago, I wrote about an ID badge created by @ejourneys (EJ) that you can wear during your caree’s doctor’s appointments, care meetings and hospitalizations. The ID badge recognizes you as a critical member of your caree’s care team. Unfortunately, Larry (@kc9hdp) ran into problems wearing his badge to his mom’s doctor’s appointments. [...]
by Denise
Feb 11 2013 in Disrupt, Spotlight by Denise
On Saturday, we had our first chat for men in a caregiving role. Richard (@kreisler) and Chris (@thpurplejacket) joined for a really interesting discussion. At one point, I asked Richard if health care professionals often overlook his role as his mom’s family caregiver. Yep, he said. So, @ejourneys, who lurked during our chat (lurking means [...]
by Denise
Feb 5 2013 in Disrupt by Denise
This afternoon, Richard (@kreisler) and I appeared on HuffPostLive to talk about the future of eldercare. You can watch our appearance here. What do you think? How would you answer the questions asked during the discussion? Related articles The Future of Caregiving: A Community Care Squad? (caregiving.com) End-of-Life Conversations Even After Life (caregiving.com) The Future [...]
by Denise
Jan 30 2013 in Disrupt by Denise
Last night during our new member chat last night, @Kathy told us that she had staged a sit-in yesterday at Hubby’s doctor’s office. Which led @ejourneys to share when she had a sit-in. Where there’s two sit-ins, there’s more. So, I’d love to know: When have you staged a sit-in? It could a sit-in like [...]
by Denise
Dec 20 2012 in Disrupt by Denise
The National Center on Caregiving at Family Caregiver Alliance has released two new reports that shine a light on the important roles of family caregivers in U.S. healthcare-and how those caregivers are often unrecognized and unsupported within medical and long-term service systems. Family Caregiving and Transitional Care: A Critical Review is an examination of the [...]
by Denise
Nov 29 2012 in Disrupt by Denise
This afternoon, I watched an online discussion about The Caregiver Crisis sponsored by TEDMED Great Challenges. The event featured four experts sharing their thoughts about the challenges and problems in the caregiving experience. You can watch the video of the event below. During the discussion, Alan Blaustein, founder, CarePlanners, said that he believes that the [...]
by Denise
Nov 26 2012 in Disrupt by Denise
I just finished watching and listening to Trish share her caregiving story during a segment on Huffington Post Live called Take Good Care. She was wonderful!! She disrupted, as we like to say. You can watch the segment below. Related articles Now Available: Your Gifts Book (caregiving.com) Now Available: 2013 Calendar (caregiving.com) Your Marketability [...]
by Denise
Oct 3 2012 in Denise's Blog, Disrupt, National Family Caregivers Month, We Break for Fall! by Denise
November is National Family Caregivers Month so we’ve got special events planned for Caregiving.com, including: We Break for Fall, a week-long break that gives you a chance to win every day, will take place the week of November 4; Caregiving Craft Show, a fair that features your handiwork in our Classifieds section (start creating!), will [...]
by Denise
Oct 1 2012 in Denise's Blog, Disrupt, In The News by Denise
Last spring, “The Caregiving Crisis” was selected as one of The 20 Great Challenges of Health and Medicine at TEDMED2012. A Great Challenge, as defined by TEDMED, is a health-related problem that is big, complex, intractable, fundamental, and virtually permanent (or at least, likely to persist for decades). TEDMED is a community of people who [...]
by Denise
Aug 16 2012 in Denise's Blog, Disrupt by Denise
Holly, who cares for her husband, Dave, and joins me for Table Talk on the third Saturday of every month, sent me the following quote: “The last few decades have belonged to a certain kind of person with a certain kind of mind – computer programmers who could crank code, lawyers who could craft contracts, [...]
by Denise
Aug 16 2012 in Denise's Blog, Disrupt by Denise
On Tuesday, Bette and I manned a booth at a health and wellness fair for employees at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. We displayed information about Caregiving.com, handed out copies of The Working Family Caregiver eBook, and gave away I CAN! wristbands. We also raffled two baskets created by Bette. Bette created our booth, [...]
by Denise
Jul 20 2012 in Disrupt by Denise
Earlier this week, Yahoo! announced it had hired a new CEO. On that same day, that new CEO, Marissa Mayer, announced she was expecting her first child in October. She’s the highest-profile pregnant woman hired as a CEO. That of course makes me wonder when we’ll reach another milestone–when a CEO talks about his or [...]
by Denise
Jul 13 2012 in Denise's Blog, Disrupt by Denise
(Editor’s Note: I know, I know. This is not news. I still thought you’d enjoy reading recent research that continues to show how much you disrupt. In addition to disrupting in the health care system, in your families and in your communities, you also disrupt online. But, you knew that.) Thirty percent of U.S. adults [...]
by roaringmouse
Jun 26 2012 in Caring for Spouse and Kids, Disrupt, Roaringmouse's Blog by roaringmouse
by roaringmouse
Jun 24 2012 in Disrupt, Roaringmouse's Blog by roaringmouse
by Denise
Jun 15 2012 in Denise's Blog, Disrupt, What's New? by Denise
… and now you’ve got the t-shirt to prove it! Our Disrupt t-shirt is now on sale. The front sports the Caregiving.com logo and the back sings your praises: I’m a Family Caregiver Our World Is Better Because of Me Our shirts sell for $9.99, which includes shipping and handling. When you order, you can [...]
by Denise
Jun 2 2012 in Denise's Blog, Disrupt, We Break to Disrupt by Denise
We’re continuing our campaign to disrupt today as we enjoy a special week of activities. This week, we’ll break to disrupt our life, our day, another family caregiver’s day and our community. Today, we’re breaking to disrupt our destiny by taking a risk. It could be a little risk or a giant one. It could [...]
by Denise
Jun 1 2012 in Denise's Blog, Disrupt, We Break to Disrupt by Denise
We’re continuing our campaign to disrupt today as we enjoy a special week of activities. This week, we’ll break to disrupt our life, our day, another family caregiver’s day and our community. Today, we’re breaking to disrupt on Twitter by sharing your caregiving stories; use this hashtag: #icare. You can share your story in several [...]
by Denise
May 31 2012 in Denise's Blog, Disrupt, We Break to Disrupt by Denise
We’re continuing our campaign to disrupt today during our special week of activities. This week, we’ll break to disrupt our life, our day, another family caregiver’s day and our community. Today, we’re breaking to disrupt in our communities by contacting our local community organizations. Here’s what to do: If your caree is over 60 years [...]
by Denise
May 30 2012 in Denise's Blog, Disrupt, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
We’ve been drafting and practicing our elevator speeches and last night we aired them out loud. We gave them a test run on last night’s episode of Your Caregiving Journey. You can listen to our show via the player below. Thanks so much to Bette and Old Billy, who did a wonderful job with their [...]
by Denise
May 30 2012 in Denise's Blog, Disrupt, We Break to Disrupt by Denise
We’re continuing our campaign to disrupt today as we enjoy a special week of activities. This week, we’ll break to disrupt our life, our day, another family caregiver’s day and our community. Today, we’re breaking to disrupt to on Facebook by sharing a gratitude for family caregivers. Whenever you can today, share an update on [...]
by Denise
May 29 2012 in Denise's Blog, Disrupt, We Break to Disrupt by Denise
We’re continuing our campaign to disrupt today as we enjoy a special week of activities. This week, we’ll break to disrupt our life, our day, another family caregiver’s day and our community. Today, we’re breaking to disrupt to have fun. At some point today, do something fun, even if for only five minutes. You could [...]
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