Medicare just launched a new feature on their website, called “Ask Medicare“. This section is specifically for caregivers. This website includes Medicare basics, help on long-term care plans, options on at home or facility care, and resources for local support. This information is very useful if your loved one currently has Medicare or may be [...]
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Medicare launches new website to aid caregivers
Posted in Topics, tagged caregiver support, caregiving, medicare, medicare aid on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My caregiver story
Posted in My Story, tagged caregiver, caregiver support, caregiving, My Story on Saturday, August 9, 2008 | 4 Comments »
PART TWO of MY STORY (Continued from Part One of My Story. )
Back to my story…so my mom was in the rehab hospital working on various kinds of therapy. She had had a massive stroke on the left side of her brain, which left her right-side paralyzed along with 100% loss of her speech. I went [...]
The Legal Maze of Caregiving
Posted in Topics, tagged caregiver support, caregiving, caregiving legal help, legal elder care on Monday, July 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Finding your way through the legal aspects of caregiving can be daunting to say the least. When my mom had a massive stroke, neither one of us were prepared, and suddenly we were in a worst case scenario. I scoured the house trying to find any legal paperwork she may have had- only to come up empty [...]
Terms of Endearment: A Moment in a Caregiver’s Life
Posted in A Day in the Life, tagged caregiver, caregiver support, caregiving on Saturday, July 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Terms of Endearment. This was a movie that my mom and I watched numerous times while I was growing up. There is a scene in the movie, where the mom and daughter are hanging out in the mom’s bed, talking, laughing and just being best friends. One time when my mom and I were watching this, probably [...]
my new blog for caregivers
Posted in My Story, tagged caregiver, caregiver support, caregiving on Thursday, July 24, 2008 | 7 Comments »
PART ONE of MY STORY
Hello Caregivers!
Phew- I don’t even know where to start. ok, so my name is Sara. I am a 32 year old caregiver to my mom. I am starting this blog because I myself have had a really hard time finding any great online support out there for caregivers. I would search [...]
