Decoding Senior Care Options
Ever wonder what the difference is between adult day care and assisted living? Or what a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) is and why it’s so expensive? The folks at SeniorLiving.org have your back. They’ve created a brilliant bubble graph that...Paid Caregiver Program Locator Now Online
Financial relief may be in sight for some of America’s 43 million unpaid caregivers. A new online interactive tool created by The American Elder Care Research Organization (AECRO) helps families identify programs offering financial assistance to caregivers. The tool...Alzheimer’s Music Fest to Raise Funds for Caregivers
If you’re going to be anywhere near Duluth, Georgia on August 23rd be sure to stop by the Red Clay Music Foundry for the Alzheimer’s Music Fest. The brainchild of Georgia musician Vince Zangaro, the Music Fest was created in 2014 to raise funds for families with...Finding Cure for Alzheimer’s: Sexy. Supporting the 5 Million+ With Dementia: Not So Much.
At a campaign stop in May, 2016 Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush revealed that his mother-in-law has Alzheimer’s disease. He asked people to email him their ideas and suggestions for how to cure the deadly disease. Journalist and producer Maria Shriver did...5 Great Resources for Uber-busy Caregivers
Recently I came across some eye-popping Pew Research findings about family caregivers. A sampling: Family caregivers spend more time seeking out health information online than any other group of Internet users. Caregivers spend more time combing the Internet for...Scattered
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