 The following articles are designed to educate and inform the public on issues top of mind for caregiver. Caregiving is generally a long-term commitment and is often a major time commitment, with more than 19 days per month devoted to providing care. Certain situations and signs may indicate it might be time to consider alternative living arrangements. Generally speaking, families and seniors begin to consider alternatives when it becomes difficult for the elderly family member to carry on important activities of daily living without significant support and assistance from others. Some of the challenges elderly adults can face as they age include loss of vision, poor balance, memory loss or forgetfulness, fatigue, loneliness and dementia. Whether you or a family member's needs are immediate or long-term, starting the conversation about senior living is the first step to finding the best solution for care needs. 5/9/2013
Community Awareness and Education, Family Caregiver, Family Relations, Senior Living Options
Most people prefer to age in place in their own homes, studies show -- but reality proves that's not always possible. This clash often brings family m...
12/11/2012
Best of the Best Awards, Family Caregiver, Family Relations, Resident and Family Services, Resident Engagement
A Best of The Best Program to Spotlight, Emeritus Senior Living’s Caregiver “How To” Video Series focuses on educating senior living consumers and the...
10/10/2012
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Facts and Figures, Family Caregiver, Health and Wellness, Home Health Care, Medication Management, Reports, Research
A new study finds that 46 percent of family caregivers perform some sort of medical or nursing task for their loved one. Of these caregivers, most rep...
7/18/2012
Family Caregiver, Technology Infrastructure
A new Pew Research Center survey found that family caregivers are more likely to use the internet than non-caregivers with similar demographic charact...
7/10/2012
Family Caregiver, Reports
Shining a light on the vast number of family caregivers, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that 16 percent of the U.S. civilian non-institutio...
8/2/2011
Facts and Figures, Family Caregiver, Research
A new Gallup poll aims to describe the life of an average caregiver and shines light on the vast amount of time family caregivers spend each month car...
11/30/2010
With 24 percent of working women and 25 percent of men expecting to provide care for a relative or in-law in the next five years, caregivers around th...
11/3/2010
November is National Family Caregivers month and a perfect time to appreciate the caregivers in your residents’ lives. During the month of giving than...
10/5/2010
Family Caregiver, Health Care, Hospice
A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology reports that those who die at a hospice or home setting are more likely to have a higher qua...
9/14/2010
The Center for Excellence in Assisted Living and the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists collaborated to produce the CEAL Medical Administrativ...
5/3/2010
A new study finds that 61% of American workers took at least one day of paid vacation time in the previous year to care for another person …
11/23/2009
Family Caregiver, Health and Wellness, Memory Care Education, Science and Technology
Donated iPods provide residents in the Bronx, New York, with customized playlists - part of a life-enhancing music therapy program that is also helpin...
10/13/2009
Family Caregiver, Family Relations
A camp program is targeting the needs of young people who must care for their aging grandparents or disabled parents. A video report by The New York T...
9/18/2009
Key resolution sheds light on the aging population and senior care needs
9/8/2009
Family Caregiver, Health and Wellness, Managed Risk
A new report details strategies to protect health-care workers from contracting the H1N1 virus. The report focuses on respiratory protection and also ...
5/15/2009
Designed for managers at all levels, this program will address how to increase wellbeing, performance, staff engagement and job satisfaction among som...
3/17/2009
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Family Caregiver, Health and Wellness, Health Care, Managed Risk, Medication Management, Medication Technology & Informatics, Memory Care Education
Missed diagnoses of reversible dementia are a common occurrence, says the National Institute on Aging, and frontline caregivers are among those who ar...
11/5/2008
Clinical Quality and Quality Care Delivery, Family Caregiver, Health and Wellness, Memory Care Education
Alzheimer's disease poses special challenges and increasing levels of care that can be taxing on caregivers as well as those living with the disease. ...
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