NPR’s Kelly McEvers talks with special needs lawyer Theresa Varnet and social entrepreneur Al Etmanski about the types of assistance available for families caring for a special needs child. via Caregiving Takes Hefty Financial Toll, But Help Is Available : NPR.
Moving a parent into a care facility is often a wrenching decision for families. Despite the emotions involved, it’s important to remain clear-eyed when it comes to signing the contract. Otherwise, adult children could find themselves on the hook for much more than they bargained for. via How a parent’s health-care bills could hurt you …
While Congress expanded protections to “domestic service” workers in 1974, these Amendments also created a limited exemption from both the minimum wage and overtime pay requirements of the Act for casual babysitters and companions for the aged and infirm, and created an exemption from the overtime pay requirement only for live-in domestic workers.Although the regulations …
The future of long term care, will be on intentional communities with shared interest and activities. This is how the boomers will age. Take a look at this WSJ story on how Japan is supporting the elders. – WSJ.com.
The Wall Street Journal reports on new resources for caregivers. Home Instead Senior Care has started training its home-care workers in new techniques and strategies to improve care for dementia patients—and is starting to offer the same instruction at no cost online and in person to family caregivers. “Families need help keeping their loved one …
The Tampa Bay Times reports today that “a Teaneck, N.J. shoemaker has joined with a California technology company to create a shoe that uses GPS technology that records where a wearer walks- and can send alerts to caregivers if someone … wanders away and gets lost.” In a San Franscio CBS TV news interview,”Ruth Gay, …
The MetLife Mature Market Institute has published a study, show the economic impact of caregiving. The study reports that it is much larger than most people think. Almost 10 million children over the age of 50 are caring for their parents. Hear are the key findings from the report. Key Findings • The percentage of …