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By Edrena Harrison, ACSW, Information Programs Specialist at Family Caregiver Alliance
From Left to Right: Kathleen Sullivan (Seniors Services, L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center), Martin H. Blank, Jr. (The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation), Kirsten Johnson, (“What is A Caregiver?” campaign, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation) and Anne Basting (TimeSlips, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) In June 2007, [...] Family Caregiver Alliance – Kathleen Kelly, Executive Director INTRODUCTION
by Kathleen Kelly, Executive Director, In the last blog post I suggested five gifts family caregivers could use right now: 2 weeks of respite, Social Security credits for those who leave their job to provide care, a trained workforce and so on. Practical items to be sure. Today we turn to [...] by Kathleen Kelly, Executive Director, Family Caregiver Alliance This time of year, our thoughts turn to family and friends, celebrating relationships and giving to others. I would like to list my own personal recommendations on much needed gifts that family caregivers could really use in the New Year. Gift #1: Respite Family Caregiver Alliance Family Caregiver Alliance is pleased to be a co-sponsor of The Women’s Policy Summit, scheduled for January 17, 2013, at the Sacramento Convention Center that will bring advocates and other California leaders together in a multi-issue policy forum to present their priority recommendations to improve the health and well-being of women and girls [...]
(. . . Yes, even though it’s Wednesday. We’ll actually accept your donations throughout the holiday season. As it says above, the giving just starts on Tuesday!) Family Caregiver Alliance This is the first year for Giving Tuesday, a nationwide effort to focus on charitable giving during the holiday season. Family Caregiver Alliance [...]
Guest Blogger: Francine Russo, speaker and author “THEY’RE YOUR PARENTS, TOO! How Siblings Can Survive Their Parents’ Aging Without Driving Each Other Crazy” [Illustration by Andrea Orvik]
Family Caregiver Alliance “I’m really worried about the holidays,” Leslie told me. I’ve got everything under control with my Mom and Dad. Then my sisters and their families [...] Family Caregiver Alliance Caring for a parent, spouse, adult child, partner or friend with a chronic health problem is an every-day affair. Sometimes boring, sometimes unreasonable, sometimes over-the-top demanding, sometimes rewarding . . . and always on your mind. Knowledge about a health condition, guidance to providing the best care, and special tips for support and self-care, [...] Family Caregiver Alliance A new Issue Brief entitled, Family Caregiving and Transitional Care: A Critical Review has been published by the National Center on Caregiving, Family Caregiver Alliance. The paper looks at the five models of hospital to home transitional care programs currently being replicated across the country and how those programs involve family caregivers as [...] |
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