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Finding The Silver Lining: A Story Of Courage And Healing – Part I

By Dedra Woner
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Children & Youth
  • Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues

Hear a story of courage and healing as the author battles medical problems and depression.

AXA Foundation Family Care Resource Connection

By Gail Mitchell
  • Aging
  • Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Children & Youth
  • Community Services
  • Death and Dying
  • Disability - Accessability - Mobility
  • Diseases - Illnesses - Conditions
  • Eldercare
  • End-of-Life-Hospice - Palliative Care
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters
  • Gay and Lesbian Issues
  • Grandparenting
  • Grief and Bereavement
  • Home Safety and Modification
  • Homecare - Home Health Care
  • Legislation and Advocacy
  • Long Term Care
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
  • Research
  • Residential Options
  • Respite Coalitions & Services
  • Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs
  • Support Groups
  • Transportation Services
  • Volunteer Service Programs
  • Wellness
  • Workplace - Employment Issues

Briefly describes the AXA Foundation Family Care Resource Connection where listings, ratings, and reviews of a number of resources are provided. A variety of topics are addressed.

Medicare Spending for Care at Home Plunges by 45%

By Robert Pear
  • Aging
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters
  • Legislation and Advocacy

To be eligible for Home Care, a patient must meet a certain criteria. Most critical patients are not eligible for those services, which mean they have to stay longer in the hospital. Doctors and patients are not happy with that change.

1999-2000 Directory of Prescription Drug Patient Assistance Programs

By Gail Mitchell
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Eldercare
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters

A directory of company programs that provide prescription drugs to physicians whose patients could not otherwise afford them.

Finding Money For The Care Your Loved One Needs

By Gail Mitchell
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters

Here is a list of elderly services to help the caregiver find the money for the care that there loved one needs.

Consumer Fraud Against The Elderly Aging Parents and Adult Children Together (A/PACT)

By Federal Trade Commission
  • Aging
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters

Scam artists often target older people, knowing they tend to be trusting and polite toward strangers. Here are some tip offs to rip offs.

Advance Directives for Medical Care

By Health Care Financing Administration
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters

Information on advanced directives, living wills, power of attorney and more.

State Ombudsmen

By Gail Mitchell
  • Eldercare
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters
  • Respite Coalitions & Services

State ombudsmen listed with addresses, phone numbers, emails and web sites where available.

Grandparent Caregivers: Grandparents Raising Children

By Gail Mitchell
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters
  • Grandparenting

Empowering Caregivers has developed a series of articles for Grandparents acting as caretivers, to keep you abreast of important information, along with suggested books and resources.

Caring For Alzheimers Patients Takes A Toll

By Guest Author
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
  • Research

A study of Alzheimer caregivers families are the backbone of the long-term care system and provide care at enormous personal cost — to their health, other role responsibilities, & financial security. Astounding statistics are given.

Family Caregivers Are Given More Than They Can Handle

By Gail Mitchell
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Eldercare
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters
  • Legislation and Advocacy
  • Mental Health - Emotional - Issues

More and more family members are becoming the primary caregiver to a loved one. In the instant of a diagnosis, caregivers, like yourselves are thrown into the role with no prior training. Contact your congress person for help.

Legal Terms And Medical Directives Terminology You Should Know About

By Gail Mitchell
  • Aging
  • Caregiver Issues
  • Death and Dying
  • Disability - Accessability - Mobility
  • Financial, Insurance, Legal Matters

Legal Terms And Medical Directives Terminology You Should Know About

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