Coping with the Emotional Toll of Moving a Parent to Assisted Living

Posted by Ann Catlin on Nov 29, 2019 1:41:05 PM

Family caregivers need support to handle the emotional toll.
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Topics: Senior Care Professionals, Family Caregiver, Senior Care, Family, family caregivers, Assisted Living

Caregiving during the holidays: Acceptance and support

Posted by Kathy Dreyer on Nov 18, 2019 3:56:20 PM

As Julie Boggess remarked in her recent blog, informal caregivers and the care they provide for care recipients represents a substantial part of the long-term care support system. Caring for a loved one with dementia is challenging and can be difficult. Both stress and burnout in caregiving are all too common, as Pam Brandon’s blog notes. This is especially true during the holiday season. The extra demands that accompany this time of year make getting the regular things done more challenging, and the expectations for getting everything done can be overwhelming.

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Topics: The Family Caregiver, Senior Care Professionals, Family Caregiver

Hospital Readmissions: Challenges for the Patient and Caregiver

Posted by Kathy Dreyer on Nov 14, 2019 3:06:54 PM

Hospital readmissions can be costly, in terms of the effect on the patient being readmitted and the related expenses. The American Health Care Association (AHCA) established a Quality Initiative (Initiative) to support the level of care in both the long-term care and post-acute care settings. The Initiative aligns with programs underway by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to address long-term care challenges and costs related to hospital readmissions.

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Topics: Senior Care Professionals, Family Caregiver, Hospital Professionals

The Importance of Education for Informal Caregivers

Posted by Julie Boggess on Nov 11, 2019 10:21:21 AM
Members of the First United Methodist Church in Arlington Heights, IL attend an Eldercare Educational Program about Understanding the Continuum of Eldercare.
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Topics: The Faith Community, The Family Caregiver, Senior Care Professionals, Family Caregiver, Aging in the Workplace, compassionate touch, Dementia Live, Hospital Professionals, Faith Community

Wisdom from a Friend with Dementia

Posted by Julie Boggess on Nov 4, 2019 12:34:48 PM

 

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Topics: The Family Caregiver, Senior Care Professionals, Family Caregiver, Dementia Live, Hospital Professionals

Certified Nursing Aides in Nursing Homes: The Crisis at Hand

Posted by Kathy Dreyer on Oct 14, 2019 3:45:37 PM

I don’t remember their names or all they did, but I can still see the faces of the certified nursing aides who provided care to my mother when she was in a nursing home. Mostly, the people providing the day-to-day caring for my mother were young, probably in their twenties or thirties, female, and African American. I wish I could state that they all took excellent care of my mom, but there were a few workers who were either cruel or benign in their care. Luckily, my sister and I were able to visit our mom every day and we got to know the certified nursing aides well, intervening as needed.

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Topics: Senior Care Professionals, Family Caregiver

A Special Grandparent's Day

Posted by Julie Boggess on Sep 9, 2019 11:08:11 AM
Lessons from an old tree.
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Topics: The Faith Community, The Family Caregiver, Senior Care Professionals, Family Caregiver, Training, compassionate touch, Hospital Professionals, Faith Community

Sandwich Generation Realities

Posted by Julie Boggess on Sep 2, 2019 9:46:26 AM
The sandwich generation reality is in full force as more men and women are caught in the middle of work, raising a family, and caring for their parents.
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Topics: The Faith Community, The Family Caregiver, Senior Care Professionals, Family Caregiver, Aging in the Workplace

A Reflection: The Comfort of Touch for Family at End of Life

Posted by Julie Boggess on Aug 19, 2019 12:25:32 PM

 

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Topics: The Family Caregiver, Senior Care Professionals, Family Caregiver, compassionate touch, Hospital Professionals, family caregivers, End-of-life

The NICHE difference: Preparing Our Long-Term Care Workforce for Tomorrow

Posted by Pam Brandon on Jun 5, 2019 5:11:37 PM

We are thrilled to have recently announced our collaboration with NICHE - Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders, a nation-wide nursing education and consultation program designed to improve geriatric care in healthcare organizations through education and mentorship.

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Topics: Senior Care Professionals, Family Caregiver, Training, Hospital Professionals, AGE-u-cate Training Insitute, older adults, Nurses, Geriatric Nursing, NICHE

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