"For most older Americans, care will come from unpaid family members or friends, who contributed...
Category: The Caregiver’s Toolbox
Caregivers share the essential knowledge, tips, and tricks that make their lives easier.
A Huge Threat to the U.S. Budget Has Receded. And No One Is Sure Why.
Something strange has been happening in this giant federal program. Instead of growing and...
The Magic of the Granny Flat
Since around 2010, the city has been encouraging the development of such accessory dwelling units,...
What Happens when People with Dementia Commit Crimes?
"Rothman was charged with health-care fraud and health-care fraud conspiracy. He faced up to 20...
The other work remote workers get done
"Carolyn Vigil has spent most of her career in Big Tech. She is also the primary caregiver for her...
Love in the age of sickle cell disease
"There are not yet universal standards for genetic testing, but a narrow consensus has emerged...
The cost of living with a disability
On average, disabled households require 28% more income to obtain the same standard of living as...
For The First Time, Traditional Medicare Will Pay To Support Family Caregivers
"for the first time, Medicare will pay doctors and other providers to deliver critical support to...
Something Better Than This
I've been under significant financial stress. My family has also been hit by a couple of major...
Poor by Design: SSI Asset Caps
"If you receive SSI, you cannot accumulate more than $2,000 in assets, or $3,000 for couples....
Live long and flounder: An aging expert on the looming crisis of our longer lifespans
"Vivek Murthy, the current Surgeon General, has talked a lot about loneliness and isolation,...
Children With Complex Medical Needs Belong at Home
Children belong at home with their families. For children with complex medical needs, this is...
The Vanishing Family
Susan, the third-born, volunteered to take care of Christy full time, and Jenny, the eighth,...
The ‘grief window’ and other myths…
I’m 37-years-old now and I can see that was as impossible as raising my mum from the ground (or,...
Being a Human Being
"Many of us are programmed to take action. We want to fix. We want to solve. And we take pride in...
No Amount of Time With You Would Be Enough
I didn’t know about Cystic Fibrosis really until my daughter Margaret was born with it in 2019....
Who Cares for Caregivers’ Families While They’re Caring for Us?
Even before COVID-19, turnover in the health care workforce was a concern. During the pandemic,...
My Work as an In-Home Caregiver Shouldn’t Be This Hard
Back in 2006, I was working 80 hours a week in two jobs, and taking home about $60,000 a year. But...
Staff Needs: The Spaces of Hospice
Hospice work suffers from the same historical undervaluing that plagues all home health labor,...
On Self-Pity: Go Eat Worms
"My father-in-law’s mother was an elegant, strong-willed, opinionated woman who lived to almost...
When you call his mother from the psych unit
When you call his mother, give yourself time. A half hour, at least. Give up on the idea of...
How Often Do Health Insurers Say No to Patients? No One Knows.
It’s one of the most crucial questions people have when deciding which health plan to choose: If...
What People With Disabilities Know About Surviving Climate Disasters
According to US Census Bureau data released in January, the majority of disabled Americans...
The Swedish theory of love
Ten years later, I worked odd jobs in San Francisco: nighttime at a café, daytime for a nonprofit...