Managing Caregiver Stress Taking care of yourself is critically important. Currently, seventy percent of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease are cared for at home. Very often the caregiver is so busy caring for their loved one that their own health and well being is neglected. This can lead to dangerous situations, for both the caregiver and… Read the Rest »

Free Resource Helps Patients & Families Choose a Quality Hospice   (Alexandria, Va) – When a loved one is diagnosed with a serious or life-limiting illness, the questions facing an individual or a family can be overwhelming. Hospices provide invaluable support and expert care to help people through this challenging time. The National Hospice and Palliative Care… Read the Rest »

  Anecdotally, hospitals are not honoring patients right to freedom of choice of post-acute providers as they are required to do by federal law, especially according to agencies that are not owned by or affiliated with hospitals.  Hospital-based agencies often tell a completely different story.  Some of them are certain that they are not getting… Read the Rest »

Veterans Benefits – Are You Missing Out?           The total veteran population in the United States has reached nearly 23 million, with almost 40 percent of those over the age of 65 (www.va.gov, 2011).  When compared to every other country in the world, the United States offers the most comprehensive benefits… Read the Rest »

              Codependency & Caregiving Terri Corcoran has been through the three stages of what she calls “spousal caregiving” and feels that she just narrowly sidestepped becoming codependent in her relationship with her husband. “It’s easy to get into that codependency thing in the caregiver journey,” said Mrs. Corcoran, a… Read the Rest »