Tag: caregiver assessment

Impact of Family Caregiving on Work

The AARP’s updated report on family caregivers and work shows increasing numbers of caregivers in the workplace. The ‰ÛÏaverage‰Û U.S. caregiver is a 49-year-old woman who works outside the home and spends nearly 20 hours per week‰ÛÓthe equivalent of another parttime job‰ÛÓproviding unpaid care to her mother for nearly five...

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CarePlanners New Model for Helping Mom and Dad

As you made your way back home from an elder relative’s home during the holidays, you may have noticed some things that suggested that he/she could need some extra care. I had the pleasure of meeting the founder of CarePlanners, Alan Blaustein, in the fall of last year and learn...

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Assessing Family Caregiver Needs Important

The AARP Public Policy Institute (PPI) has released a new fact sheet, Assessing Family Caregiver Needs: Policy and Practice Considerations. The fact sheet explains why it is important to assess and respond to family caregiver needs, highlights the fundamental principles of caregiver assessment, and describes why assessments have an important...

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