by Denise
May 23 2013 in Denise's Blog by Denise
Last week, the United Hospital Fund, a health services research and philanthropic organization whose primary mission is to shape positive change in health care for the people of New York, announced an agenda of ten action steps to improve transitions in care for family caregivers and carees. A transition could be from a hospital to [...]
by Denise
Mar 15 2013 in What Do You Think? by Denise
We’re in the process of creating a product and perhaps a program to help family caregivers new to caregiving because of their caree’s recent hospitalization or diagnosis. In order to develop the most effective material, we’d love to know about your experiences. Please feel free to share your answers to any or all of these [...]
by Denise
Mar 6 2013 in Your Tips by Denise
The worst place for a sick caree is often the one place where they have to get better–the hospital. So, while the hospital may have the technology and treatments to help your caree, it also contains those dratted super bugs which can make your caree worse. The Centers for Disease Control warns that a deadly [...]
by Denise
Mar 5 2013 in Denise's Blog by Denise
By now you’re probably heard the tape of the 911 call from Glenwood Gardens, an independent living facility in Bakersfield, Calif., for help after an 87-year-old resident collapses in a dining room. During the call, the 911 dispatcher directs the caller, a registered nurse, to begin CPR on the resident. The nurse refuses. The ambulance [...]
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
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 Jo
Sep 13 2012 in Blogs, Caring for Parents and Kids, Jo's Blog by Jo
by Jo
Sep 1 2012 in Blogs, Caring for Parents and Kids, Jo's Blog by Jo
by Jo
Aug 26 2012 in Blogs, Caring for Parents and Kids, Jo's Blog by Jo
Denise has a question posted, “What thought will you break from?”, basically asking what negative, unhelpful thoughts, ideas, self-beliefs about yourself or your situation are you holding on to, and what could you replace them with? Here’s mine: “My dad is going to die.” That’s my biggest challenge right now. To stop skipping several steps ahead, [...]
by Jo
Aug 25 2012 in Blogs, Caring for Parents and Kids, Jo's Blog by Jo
by Jo
Aug 23 2012 in Blogs, Caring for Parents and Kids, Jo's Blog by Jo
by Denise
Aug 23 2012 in Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
Last night, our Hot Topic segment aired on Your Caregiving Journey. Our panel of family caregivers (Jane, Bette, Richard and ejourneys) answered this question: How can hospitals improve their discharge process? (You can listen to our show via the player below.) The panel shared great ideas, including having the hospital staff email the discharge papers [...]
by carlaschuchman
Jul 17 2012 in Carla's Blog by carlaschuchman
by Denise
Jun 29 2012 in Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
Last night, we aired our Hot Topics show on Your Caregiving Journey. Our panel of family caregivers–ejourneys, Richard, and Jane–answered this question, “How can the Hospital Emergency Room visit be improved for you and your caree?” (Bette, who usually joins our panel, had the night off.) You can listen to our show via the player [...]
by Denise
Jun 4 2012 in Ask Denise, Denise's Blog by Denise
Dear Denise, First, I have to tell you what a wonderful community you have on caregiving.com. Thank you for your work at creating and maintaining such a supportive environment. I don’t know what “answer” I’m looking for but know you will have an answer that will be perfect for me. My situation is that I [...]
by Jo
Jun 1 2012 in Blogs, Caring for Parents and Kids, Jo's Blog by Jo
Fair warning, I’m about to ramble. Due to recent events it is a little hard to write coherently…. Memorial Day evening, my daughter asks to go to her Mom’s grave. I take her. Tuesday morning the nursing home called about a “walk-in” appointment for Dad with a Podiatrist. I was already on the highway with [...]
by Denise
May 31 2012 in Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
Last night, we debuted our first Hot Topics talk show on Your Caregiving Journey. Bette, Jane, Richard and ejourneys joined me to share their thoughts about a recent article (A Life Worth Ending) featured in New York magazine. You can listen to our show via the player below. We spoke about end-of-life decisions, making those [...]
by Denise
May 26 2012 in Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
by Trish
May 14 2012 in Trish's Blog by Trish
by Denise
May 12 2012 in Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey by Denise
This morning’s Table Talk took place in the hospital; Trish called in from Robert’s hospital room. You can listen to our show via the player below. Trish gave us an update on Robert’s status: He was admitted to ICU last night because of concern he has sepsis (a serious infection in the bloodstream; you can [...]
by Denise
Nov 16 2011 in Denise's Blog by Denise
Last night, we aired our live call-in talk show on Your Caregiving Journey. We tackled this question: What change in the health care system would help you the most? Bette and I shared our thoughts, including a need for better communication between doctors, a need for doctors to be resources to help and support for [...]
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