Monday, June 25, 2012

Elder caregivers

  • The surging number of older Americans is regularly cited in concerns about rising government spending on Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • The cost of elder care in the United States has been a concern for aging Americans and their families for years.
  • (Del Mar Times)
  • Challenging the current state of elder care, Butterfly Effects has launched a campaign to educate family and institutional caregivers on what can be done to improve the coordination and delivery of services for the elderly.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • It's not often talked about, but abuse, neglect, and exploitation is happening to thousands of adults in your community every year. People often associate elder abuse with nursing homes, but the truth of the matter is that most elder abuse happens at home.
  • (VillageSoup Belfast)
  • a Rock Island elder-law attorney. LGBT caregivers need an open and affirming environment where they can obtain information. They need to know how to get services, and that they arent going to be discriminated against. Ms.
  • (Quad Cities Onlines)
  • The Committee on Aging hosted an elder abuse awareness luncheon which featured a presentation Were seeing that the elderly are being exploited. People, sometimes caregivers or family members or strangers, are taking their drugs.
  • (WVNT-TV)
  • In fact, there are more than 319,000 unpaid caregivers for someone with Alzheimer's in our from the people at the Norwell VNA, to Hingham Elder Services and the folks at South Shore Elder Services.
  • (Abington Mariner)
  • More than 80 percent of the perpetrators are family members or caregivers. Because of this, most cases of elder abuse go undetected and unreported. Victims are too afraid or ashamed to ask for help and don't know where find assistance.
  • (Bangor Daily News)
  • While the elder is the primary client, Ethos caseworkers also confer with caregivers and healthcare professionals to assess needs.
  • (Boston Globe)
  • For more information about IDoA's elder abuse prevention efforts log on to the website at www.state.il.us/aging/.
  • (Canton Daily Ledger)

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