Senior Care Blog

You may not have been following the news in China this past week, but China has enacted what may be the first law governing caregiving to older adults.  In a law called the “Protection of the Rights and Interests...

As a certified geriatric care manager I have written a fair number of posts about distance caregiving.  With some of these posts, I have offered tips on the paperwork that should be in place in case of an emergency...

So my professional label is a certified geriatric care manager, but it could as easily be caregiver support team member.  Almost invariably when I or one of our geriatric  care management professionals begins work with a new client, we...

Because I work in geriatric care, it almost goes without saying that I talk with a lot of people who have had a lot of birthdays.  In conversations with these older adults and with their caregivers, I have learned...

Until quite recently there were rules governing what Medicare will reimburse if a qualified adult was prescribed physical therapy, occupational therapy or speech therapy.  Patients needed to show documented improvement if Medicare was going to continue to cover their...

A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office created a bit of a stir among geriatric care managers, because it predicted that the dollars spent on nursing homes and longer term care will amount to 3.3 percent of gross...

There is no doubt that being a caregiver to an older loved one can be a positive and rewarding experience and it may be a way to give back.  But the caregiving demands can become onerous, and the caregiver...

It may be just the first week of summer, but if you are a caregiver to an older adult it is not too early to be alert to the toll that summer’s heat can take on your loved one....