Information About Caregiving
"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this
life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Caregiving of older adults covers the fields of independent living, assisted living, home health care, delivery of nutrition and nursing homes. Go60 is dedicated to providing information and resources to assist older adults in extending their lifespan of productive and independent living.
Keep abreast of developments on the many fronts facing seniors in need of caregiving and their friends and loved ones who take on responsibility. Here you'll find current news and links to timely articles and useful internet resources relating to this rapidly expanding enterprise.
CareGuide.Com - An Excellent Online Source for Locating and Learning About Caregiving Services
CareGuide.Com enables you to locate and view detailed information on 3 million senior care options and services across the United States. Superbly informative, helpful and comprehensive. CareGuide has it all.
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Family Caregiving at the Turn of the Millenium
A typical caregiver today is a 46-year-old woman, married and working, who spends around 18 hours a week caring for her elderly mother. She is a member of the so called "Sandwich Generation".
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Children of Aging Parents
Children of Aging Parents is a nonprofit, charitable organization whose mission is to assist the nation's nearly 23 million caregivers of the elderly with reliable information, referrals and support, and to heighten public awareness that the health of the family caregivers is essential to ensure quality care of the nation's growing elderly population.
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U.S. considers system to rate nursing homes
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said his department was considering creating a ratings system to inform Americans about the quality of nursing homes and other Medicare providers.
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Innovative ways for seniors to get care without going to a nursing home
It doesn't take a mind reader to know that you don't want to end up in a nursing home. Nobody does, it seems. Which is why the number of nursing home residents dropped by about 10 percent during the past decade–a period when the number of Americans over 75 grew by 27 percent. So if older Americans aren't in nursing homes, where are they?
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Consumer Tips
Consumer tips on choosing facilities and services provided by the non-profit American Association of Homesand Services for the Aging.
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Senior Living: Beyond the Nursing Home
Once again, Boomers are about to reshape another industry. This time, they're out to prove that even in old age, you can live in style.
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Wasting Away in a Nursing Home
Malnutrition and dehydration pull thousands of nursing home residents into a spiral of declining health. The causes, and possible solutions, are not as simple as one might suspect.
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Elderly at Risk in Nursing Homes, Feds Say
As members of the "greatest generation" move from home to assisted care, their greatest danger could be neglect inside many of the nation's 17,000 nursing homes, say some in Congress.
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Who’ll Care for Dad?
More than 22 million U.S. households are involved in an aged relative’s care, and 40 percent of them are simultaneously raising children. The problem is growing as the elderly population explodes, yet few of us are prepared to deal with it. Among adults who say their elderly parent has a regular physician, 45 percent don’t know the doctor’s name, according to a recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation. And 43 percent know little about their parents’ health insurance. The obstacles to finding good care are daunting, but with careful planning you can overcome them.
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First research looks at caregivers' goals for Alzheimer's treatment
The first research to examine how caregivers view Alzheimer's disease treatment shows they rank maintaining the quality – rather than simply the length – of life for Alzheimer's patients, and they are willing to accept risks to slow the disease.
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Study suggests greater pressure on family care as baby boom ages
Future long-term care needs may take a heavy toll on families and public budgets, according to a new study.
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Recognizing signs of abuse and neglect
Almost half a million older persons are abused, neglected, or exploited yearly. This is "the tip of the iceberg," according to the National Center on Elder Abuse. The center's latest study estimates that for every report of abuse, five go unreported.
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Nursing Home Nightmare?
Report: Understaffed Homes Endanger Patients
Many nursing homes are so understaffed they may be endangering the welfare of their patients, according to a new report by federal health officials.
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Caregiving guilt can be tempered by strong support system
Some 52 million Americans care for a disabled or sick family member, according to a 1999 survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. And although most bear their burden with love, social workers say caregiving is so demanding that most people feel inadequate. Beware of guilt, experts warn.
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