by External Article | Sep 30, 2022 | Death & Dying, Planning |
Over the last few years, I’ve been talking to my parents about death, in part because of my dad’s health complications, which include a pneumonia infection that nearly killed him last year. In my family, almost no subject is taboo, including death; often, my dad is... 
by External Article | Aug 26, 2021 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Finances, Generation X, Housing, Long Term Caregiving, Millennial Generation, Planning, Sandwich Generation |
Some older adults have diligently prepared for their future. They purchased long-term care insurance when it was still affordable, then paid the premiums each month, even as they continued to rise. This is not the norm. Many adults have no plan at all, or assume that... 
by External Article | Aug 4, 2021 | Care Work Library, Caregiver Burnout, Caregiver News, Caring for a Child, Caring for a Grandparent, Finances |
Dementia had not robbed Lillian of her fiercely independent spirit, but it had made her verbally and sometimes physically aggressive, and she would fight back against caregivers other than Scott. Whenever Scott undertook essential errands, she depended on her mother... 
by External Article | Sep 19, 2019 | Care Work Library, For Professional Caregivers |
Congress has a plan to make one of the toughest jobs in America a little less lousy. House and Senate Democrats will introduce a bill Thursday to create career paths for home health aides, one of the most in-demand jobs in the US. The bill, called the Direct CARE... 
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