Even with extensive caregiving experience, Patti LaFleur was unprepared for the crisis that hit in April 2021, when her mother, Linda LaTurner, fell out of a chair and broke her hip.
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A New Medicare Proposal Would Cover Training For Family Caregivers
Posted on 21 August 2023.
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Dementia Can Take A Toll On Financial Health, As Some Families Learn The Hard Way
Posted on 27 June 2023.
Angela Reynolds knew her mother’s memory was slipping, but she didn’t realize how bad things had gotten until she started to untangle her mom’s finances.
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When Older Parents Resist Help or Advice, Use These Tips to Cope
Posted on 24 May 2023.
It was a regrettable mistake. But Kim Sylvester thought she was doing the right thing at the time. Her 80-year-old mother, Harriet Burkel, had fallen at her home in Raleigh, North Carolina, fractured her pelvis, and gone to a rehabilitation center to recover.
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Dementia Care Programs Help, If Caregivers Can Find Them
Posted on 28 February 2023.
There’s no cure, yet, for Alzheimer’s disease. But dozens of programs developed in the past 20 years can improve the lives of both people living with dementia and their caregivers.
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“Sandwich Generation” Challenges Of Caring For Both Kids & Aging Parents
Posted on 26 December 2022.
Their older parents need care. Their kids are still under 18. They’re the “sandwich generation” — a longtime nickname for the mostly female, mostly middle-aged group of Americans who serve as caregivers for both older and younger family members at once.
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How Caregivers Of People With Memory Loss Can Navigate The Holidays
Posted on 08 December 2022.
Although the holiday season brings joy to many, it may mean added stress for families supporting a loved one with memory loss.
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