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Create Your All-Star Care Team in 5 Steps
Every family caregiver needs a team of people to help put their care plan into action. A well-rounded roster of friends, family members and elder care professionals can help you provide quality care and avoid caregiver burnout.
5 Comments5 Qualities to Look for in a Caregiver
When looking for a caregiver, don’t focus solely on training and credentials. Including these five important attributes in your selection criteria will help ensure you hire a compassionate, experienced in-home care aide.
10 CommentsThe Difference Between Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and Doctors
Physicians are in increasingly short supply, so patients often spend more time with physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) during appointments. How do these health care providers compare to each other?
17 CommentsHiring an In-Home Caregiver to Act as the Family Lookout
Specialized training enables in-home caregivers to notice and act on important changes in a senior’s health. Personal care aides, home health aides and nurses can serve as the eyes and ears for family who cannot personally provide full-time care.
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Care Team Questions
I'm 78 with HBP and other age-related stuff, but I live alone, take care of myself, drive, shop etc. Why am I seeing a doc 3-4?
12 AnswersNeedHelpWithMom Answered May 2, 2024Horrifying moment caregiver, 26, smacks 93-year-old dementia patient with her 3 lb soiled diaper repeatedly, before trying to choke her out.
7 AnswersDaughterof1930 Replied Apr 24, 2024Are we able to request a specific aide in an AL not assist our loved one? She is distant and not very willing to assist w help, just cues.
4 Answerswaytomisery Replied Apr 20, 2024Is it normal for an assisted living/memory care facility to only have a med tech and not an LVN or RN on staff?
8 AnswersRoseformom Replied Mar 9, 2024
Care Team Discussions
Washington Post article about proposed nursing home staffing mandates.
7 CommentsCTTN55 Commented Nov 2022Terrible care from the medical team.
8 Commentsfreqflyer Commented Sep 2022The Brain and Life magazine, June/July issue, has a good article on finding the right home health aide.
2 Commentshallah Commented Jun 2021Saw something unsettling...
74 CommentsACaringDaughter Commented Nov 2020
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