Tag: elderly caregivers

Boomers Lack Care Plan for Parents

As reported in USA Today, Home Instead Senior Care surveyed 600 adults ages 45 to 65, and found: äó¢ 31% don’t know how many medications their parents take. äó¢ 34% don’t know whether their parents have a safe deposit box or where the key is. äó¢ 36% don’t know where...

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Another Case for Caregiver Support Groups

On July 20, we wrote about the need for employer caregiver affinity groups. Fran Melmed writing for TLNT reported on the need for more caregiver affinity groups in the workplace. Citing the Pew Internet Projectäó»s latest study on the social life of health information, Pew found that caregivers use social...

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Workplaces Need Caregiver Affinity Groups

Fran Melmed writing for TLNT recently reported on the need for more caregiver affinity groups in the workplace. Citing the Pew Internet Projectäó»s latest study on the social life of health information, Pew found that caregivers use social network sites for updates and gathering information support more than other online...

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