Dear Denise, I’ve been searching all day for answers and did not find any but I did find your web site. I wish I had found it sooner and had the time to go through it now. I have so many questions it may take a month of Sundays to ask them. Of course that [...]
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It was a busy week on Your Caregiving Journey! On Wednesday morning, Chirag Patel from Halo Monitoring took us into the future, telling us know about emerging technology that can help family caregivers. We learned that Best Buy is pilot-testing a section of stores in Seattle devoted to health gadgets. This to me is wonderful [...]
Image by dsb nola via Flickr Yesterday, on Your Caregiving Journey, we spoke with Wilma Naschin, who shared tips on how to rebound from a lay-off. (This is the first of a three-part series on recovering from job loss; up next week: Starting Your Job Search. You can listen to the show via the player [...]
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A new study from the MetLife Mature Market Institute reports that many Americans over the age of 55 plan to work at least until age 69, but that most who look for a job face challenges in finding one. Yet, Department of Labor projections indicate that the 55+ population will account for almost 93% of [...]
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Dear Denise, I’m in my early 50s and taking care of my mom. Lately, I’ve been worrying about what I will do after my mom is gone. I know I have to get a job, but am worried that I don’t have the skills needed to find one. I suppose it’s not a good idea [...]
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A new member of one of our online support groups recently wrote me with an interesting thought. “I think caregiving deserves its own diagnosis,” she said. Hmm… So, I asked Donna, who has a M.S. in counseling and cares for her mother, to expand on her idea. My questions and her answers follow. Caregiving: Do [...]
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Image via Wikipedia This week, the The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission updated its recommendations to employers to help their working family caregivers. In its report, the Commission wrote: Employers adopting flexible workplace policies that help employees achieve a satisfactory work-life balance may not only experience decreased complaints of unlawful discrimination, but may also benefit [...]
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Dear Denise, My 81-year-old mother-in-law was diagnosed with Dementia about 5 years ago and diabetes a few months ago. She lived in an apt for about 3 years. The last 2 ½ years she has lived in an apt that we built in our backyard. She is spouse of a veteran so receives survivor benefits [...]
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