As the pandemic raised stress and anxiety, a program offers mental health counseling.
Category: Caregiving
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Just Ask Talk Show: Universal Dementia Caregivers
Paula Duren talks about her caregiver program that helps prepare family members for early signs of dementia. Duren’s book is based on her own experiences caring for her aging parents and the tools she developed to help her through the difficult process.
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Eldercare coordination settles family feuds
A new method of conflict resolution called eldercaring coordination is coming to Michigan – and the method has been highly effective in other states when family conflict takes center stage and caregiving suffers.
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Crucial but underpaid, Michigan home care staff face inflation now, too
As inflation continues to climb, Michigan’s $2.35-per-hour pay boost simply isn’t enough to lure new workers.
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¿Una fuente confiable de noticias para los cuidadores de habla hispana? Tenemos WhatsApp para eso.
Tostada está lanzando un proyecto piloto utilizando la aplicación para satisfacer las necesidades de información de los cuidadores latinos.
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A trusted news source for Spanish-speaking caregivers? We have a WhatsApp for that.
Tostada Magazine is launching a pilot project using the app to fill information needs of Latino caregivers.
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Long COVID survivors trapped in caregiver limbo as officials push for support
Caregivers, policymakers and advocates spoke of the patchwork of efforts aimed at connecting long COVID sufferers, and their caregivers, to health care and government programs.
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How employer benefits can ease burden of people caring for elderly loved ones
About one in six employees in the U.S. is balancing work and caring for a family member.
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Training, tuition aid may help solve New York’s nursing home staffing crisis
Federal data show that this field has shrunk nearly 12% since the start of the pandemic.
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Success coaches help workers with problems outside of work. That helps employers, too.
Coaches work as in-house social workers, helping employees with myriad issues, including food insecurity, child care and budgeting.