September Summer Send-Off: You Can Win!

In honor of summer’s end, we’re giving away four $25 Visa gift cards each week for four weeks in September—that’s $400 in give-aways. Our give-away begins Tuesday, September 2, and ends Friday, September 25. You can win by participating on Twitter, Facebook and our website, as well as by listening to Your Caregiving Journey. We’ll announce the four winners of the four $25 gift cards each Saturday...

Free TeleSummit Just for You

Do one of these descriptions apply to you? 1. The cost of caregiving and other financial worries keep you awake at night. 2. The joy has gone out of your life. 3. You’re confused about dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease, Medicare, Medicaid, probate. 4. You have forgotten how to take care of yourself. If so, you’ll DEFINITELY want to register for the *no-charge* telesummit, “Beyond Coping:...

Caregiving.com Turns 13 on August 3!

Image via Wikipedia We’ve having a birthday party to celebrate, but giving you the gifts. We’re giving away three presents (one a day for three days) on Twitter. The present? A Caregiving Tool Kit. The tool kit contains: An iPod Shuffle so you can download and listen to our talk show, Your Caregiving Journey; Take Comfort, Reflections of Hope for Caregivers by Denise M. Brown; The Caregiving Years, Six...

National Poll Indicates Broad Public Support for Long-Term Care Reform

Nearly eight in ten Americans are more likely to support a health care reform proposal that includes improved coverage for long-term care services A new survey released today shows that nearly 80% of people are more likely to support a health care reform proposal that improves coverage for long-term care services for seniors. Moreover, substantial majorities of Americans among all demographic groups, including...

Call for Submissions: End of Life Stories

Creative Nonfiction is seeking new essays that explore death, dying, and end-of-life care, for a collection to be published by Southern Methodist University Press. The organization is looking for stories that transcend the “I” and find universal meaning in personal experiences. The hope is to include stories representing a wide variety of perspectives—from physicians, nurses, hospice workers, social workers,...

National Eldercare Workforce Alliance Call-In Day: Tuesday, June 23

Image by wallyg via Flickr By 2030, one in five Americans will be age 65 or older, 75% of whom will have one or more chronic conditions.  Many older adults and those with chronic diseases do not receive the care they need because of an inadequately trained healthcare workforce, clinician and faculty shortages, and poor working conditions for direct-care workers. The Eldercare Workforce Alliance works to...

Legislation Introduced to Improve Senior Services, Save Cents

Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI),  and Representatives Bruce L. Braley (D-IA) and John Sarbanes (D-MD) introduced Project 2020: Building on the Promise of Home and Community-Based Services in their respective chambers late last night and this afternoon. The legislation, developed in a partnership between two leading national aging organizations—National Association of State Units on...

Upcoming Workshops Help Communities Age in Place

Innovators in Four Locations to Hold Discussions on Aging in Place throughout June with Grants Available for Innovative Community Ideas As part of a national movement to promote “Aging in Place” initiatives, four communities in America will be hosting workshops throughout the month of June, bringing local experts together for discussions aimed at helping older Americans remain in their...

California Governor Proposes Elimination of Caregiver Support Programs

Please help save support programs for family caregivers in California! Budget Item 444-111-0001 Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposed revisions to the California State Budget will dramatically affect family caregivers. Families rely on critical support services to help keep loved ones with debilitating health conditions at home, out of expensive nursing homes. Those services will be eliminated. We need your help...

New Aging-in-Place Products on Your Caregiving Journey

Yesterday, Jamie Goldberg, our aging-in-place specialist, joined us for a discussion on Your Caregiving Journey of the new products created to help our care recipients (and ourselves) remain safely at home as long as possible. (We had technical difficulties at the start of the show—but you’ll hear that soon enough.) To listen to the show, visit here. Jamie reviewed new products for Kitchen + Bath...

2009 Caregiving Survey Results

What’s caregiving like for you? Click here to read the results of our 2009 Family Caregiver Survey. (Note: You can click “View” on some of the questions to read the write-in answers. After clicking “View,” use the back arrow on your browser to return to the survey results rather than clicking on “Return to Summary.”) Thanks to all who participated! After you’ve had a...

Medicare Information Now Available on NIHSeniorHealth

Image via Wikipedia An easy-to-read overview, “Medicare Basics for Caregivers,” is now available at NIHSeniorHealth.gov, the Web site for older adults from the National Institutes of Health. This brief, yet comprehensive introduction to Medicare gives caregivers the basics and helps them find answers to their questions. The topic was developed with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...

National Call-In Day: Support Long-Term Services

With only six week before scheduled Committee votes in the Senate, advocates for older Americans and persons with disabilities are urging that financing for long-term services and supports be included in health reform. Today is a national call-in day to ask your Senator for his or her support. To call your senators toll-free on May 13, dial (800) 958-5374 and follow the voice prompts for your name and state.  You...

Well… They Say It Lengthens Your Life

Researchers from the University of Michigan released results of a study of family caregivers today. Their study focused on finding the answer to the question: Does caregiving shorten or lengthen a family caregiver’s life? Researchers found that caregiving spouses were almost 30 percent less likely to die during the study period than those who spent no time helping. The researchers believe their...

HBO to Air “The Alzheimer’s Project” May 10-12

Image via Wikipedia One of the most devastating forms of memory loss is Alzheimer’s disease, an irreversible and progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. Today, Alzheimer’s is the second most-feared illness in America, following cancer, and may affect as many as five million Americans. As the baby-boom generation reaches retirement, that number could soar to...

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