Video: Medication Management in Care Facilities
In the third of 6 videos for caregivers and health care providers, learn how medication is usually dispensed in an institution, where to find medication management and caregiver help on the web. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the United Hospital Fund’s Next Step in Care campaign collaborated on a series of six [...]
Video: The Role of Family Caregivers in Managing Medications for Elderly Loved Ones
In the second of 6 videos for caregivers and health care providers, learn what medication reconciliation means, the roles of family caregivers and health professionals, and the problems reconciliation can identify. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the United Hospital Fund’s Next Step in Care campaign collaborated on a series of six [...]
Video: Helping Caregivers Manage the Medications for their Elderly Loved Ones — Introduction
Managing medications can be one of the most important roles of a caregiver. Doctors can prescribe medications, but it is up to caregivers to help patients take the medications as they are prescribed. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the United Hospital Fund’s Next Step in Care campaign collaborated on a series [...]
The Doctor Will See You Now – How to Get an Appointment Sooner
Tips for getting a quick appointment with the doctor for your elderly loved one: This is a great article from Agingcare.com, discussing advice from Marion Somers, Ph.D., a geriatric care manager and author of the book, Eldercare Made Easier. As Care is There geriatric care managers we often use this collaborative, professional approach. Her tips are [...]
Aging in Stride: Geriatric Care Managers Fill a Growing Need
Many families don’t realize that geriatric care managers – like us at Care is There Geriatric Care Management - can take a heavy load off their shoulders when it comes to caregiving — especially long distance caregiving. We all want our elderly parents to be independent and we also want them to be safe and to be assisted in [...]
Respite for Caregivers – the Daily Living Center in Waynesboro
Daily Living Center in Waynesboro Va is an excellent resource for both caregivers and care receivers. Daily respite services provide a valuable and resonably priced way for caregivers to go to work, run errands, or just take time for themselves. I urge caregivers to give these services a try and see the difference it can make in [...]
The Art of the Medical Emergency
My client’s medical emergency is beautiful. My client is beautiful and she is the master of her emergency. Here’s why and how. She is of 81 years; a Ph.D. in sociology; a painter. Gracious, generous, and thoroughly competent, a friend said she “should be running the United Nations.” Quite. Her health is better than most people [...]
Love Plus Velcro Equals Dignity for Aging Loved Ones
Supporting your aging loved ones in their desire to live with independence, dignity and normalcy can sometimes be as easy as Velcro buttons and bendable straws. I recently visited the Universal Design exhibit at James Madison University in Harrisonburg Virginia. The exhibit highlighted easy ways to make simple tasks accessible to everyone. One of my favorites [...]
Caregiving Resolution: This Year We Celebrate!
Here’s a powerful mind trick: pretend you are sitting at the funeral of the elderly person you love. Now that they are gone, what are you treasuring about them? What is lost now that they are gone? What do you wish you had done or said? Now: snap your fingers and you have a second [...]
How Not to Have the Same Old Conversation with your Elderly Parents
It’s that time of year – time to visit the elderly parents! You’re glad you’re going because, you know, you love them and all and they may not be around forever. But are you already getting antsy thinking about sitting around in that dusty house having the same conversation you’ve had for twenty years? Time [...]
