How To Manage Caregiver Stress Syndrome
Many challenges associated with caregiving can add to your stress and increase your risk of caregiver stress syndrome. Learn how to avoid this condition and what to do if it happens to you.
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Common Barriers To Aging In Place For Older Adults
The US’s soaring population of adult adults has remained a major topic of focus for decades. As a result, Healthcare organizations, systems, and policymakers have implemented several changes to address this group’s expanding needs. Removing barriers to aging in place would allow millions more seniors to remain at home, leading to lower costs for individuals, families, health systems, and the federal government.
Putting Culturally Competent Care Into Practice
We are committed to providing culturally competent care. Learn how technology like our Care Match program helps us achieve this goal.
Improving Home Healthcare
Caregivers are essential to helping seniors age in place because they provide a holistic perspective of each care recipient. Our Care Portal makes it easier for caregivers to share key information with families and other care team members.
How Social Determinants Of Health Drive Caregiver Burden
Unfortunately, many family caregivers lack the support and resources to overcome social determinants of health that contribute to their unmet needs. This article explores how the role of caregiving impacts informal caregivers and ways that health systems and experts can address the problem
In-Home Care FAQs
If you’re in the process of finding in-home care for a loved one, you know how time-consuming and involved it can be. To help you, here are answers to frequently asked questions about in-home care, plus specific questions about in-home services from MeetCaregivers.
Where To Find Government Assistance For Family Caregivers
Government assistance for family caregivers can be an invaluable way to ease some of the financial stress that comes with caring for an aging parent or loved one. Here are a few tips to help point you in the right direction.
Caregiver Careers: Outlook, Requirements, & More
Do you feel compelled to help others? Do you specifically want to make a difference in the lives of seniors? Then you might consider one of many caregiver careers. Keep reading to learn about this diverse field and learn how to find the right job for you.
10 Ways To Avoid Holiday Loneliness In Seniors
Our attention often turns to togetherness, appreciation, and tradition during this time of year. But for seniors who live alone, this focus can exasperate holiday loneliness.
How To Prepare Your Parent For Aging In Place
Like any other type of long-term care, aging in place requires a significant amount of preparation and organizing. Of course, this is sometimes easier said than done since you can’t always anticipate unexpected medical events or health conditions. But for your parents to enjoy the full benefits that aging in place brings, your family must carefully plan for their current and future needs.