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Information You’ll Find under AnswersForCare™:
- Practical Tips, Skills, Checklists & Tools for Caregivers
- How to Deal with Difficult Elderly Behavior
- Checklists for Caregivers
- Worksheets, Calendars, Planning & Communication Tools, Monitoring & Safety Technology, or other Tools for Caregivers
- Medical Information about Common Elderly ailments
- Medical News – General
- Links to Other Medical Resources
- Information on Wellness: Diet, Exercise, Activities for Mental Acuity, and the Six Dimensions of Wellness, as well as our featured “Healthy Aging – Stories of Inspiring Seniors”
- Information about Home Health Care & Private Duty Care-Helpers — See the CareHelpFinder™ section below for help finding Home Health Care or Private Duty Care-Helpers
- Information about Senior Housing & Care Facilities, including Independent Living, CCRC’s, Assisted Living, Nursing Homes and other types of Senior Housing, as well as how to monitor and improve the quality of your loved one’s care at a care facility — See the CareHelpFinder™ section below for help finding Senior Housing or Care Facilities of different kinds
- Legal & Financial Issues for Caregivers and Seniors
- Legal Issues for Caregivers & Seniors — See the CareHelpFinder™ section below for help finding an Elder Care Attorney
- Overview – Some Legal Issues for Seniors & Caregivers
- Advance Directives for Health Care/ Living Wills; Proxies; Surrogates
- Planning for Incapacity/ Durable Powers of Attorney & Guardianship
- Estate Planning — Taxes, Wills, Intestate Succession, Trusts
- Asset Transfers & Medicaid Planning – An Overview
- Other Legal Issues — including Patient Rights; Privacy Rights; Your Employment Rights as a Family Caregiver; Hiring a Private Duty Aide or Attendant: Employee vs. Independent Contractor; and Senior Housing/ Care Facilities & Related Legal Issues
- Financial Issues for Caregivers & Seniors – How to Pay for Care
- Links to other resources available for caregivers and seniors, including: federal and state government resources, community resources, non-profit organizations, educational resources – universities and colleges, long-term care resources, faith based resources, and others
- Featured Columns & Articles on HelpingYouCare.com
- Ask an Expert – Comments & Q&A with professionals who publish articles on HelpingYouCare.com™
Information You’ll Find under OurTimeForCare™:
- Caregiver self-care
- Stress-Management, Emotional Care; & Survival Tips: How to deal with guilt or anger, obtain emotional tranquility, take time for yourself, and more
- Inspiration & Humor for Caregivers
Information You’ll Find under CaregiversLikeUs™:
- Our Online Support Groups and Forums, where you can participate in the forum discussions with other caregivers with interests and concerns like yours, and with our Forum Moderator, Ruth Mansmith, MS, RN, CRRN, RAC-C, and with any other participating experts
- Caregiver Stories – Read and be inspired, moved, or enlightened by stories of caregivers like you and me. Share your comments, thoughts, and support, and add your personal stories
- CareWiki™ – “Give back” to the Community in our one-of-a-kind CareWiki™ by contributing your suggestions and tips as to the best solutions and resources you have found, to help other caregivers
Information You’ll Find under CaregiversCollege™:
- Classes, Courses and Webinars for Caregivers on multiple subjects relating to caregiving
- Our CaringTube™ Gallery: Videos on caregiving
- CaringTube™ – Videos on Alzheimer’s Disease
- CaringTube™ – Videos on Wellness: Diet, Exercise & Fitness for Caregivers and Seniors
- CaringTube™ – Videos on Inspiration & Humor for Caregivers
Information You’ll Find under BooksForCaregivers™
- Bookstore
- Books on Caregiving and Caregivers
- Books on Alzheimer’s Caregiving
- Books on How to Deal with Difficult Elderly Behavior
- Books on Wellness: Diet, Exercise & Fitness for Caregivers and Seniors
- Books on Inspiration & Self-Care for Caregivers
- Editors Selections of the Month – Reviews on books selected by the Editors each month
- Your Picks – Reviews on books selected by our Community each month
Information You’ll Find under CareHelpFinder™:
- Find Home Health Care or Private Duty Care-Helpers – Search & Finder Tools
- Find Senior Housing or Care Facilities of different kinds – Search & Finder Tools
- Find Health & Long-Term Care Professionals — including Doctors, Geriatric Care Managers, Home Health Care Nurses and Aides, Caregiver Coaches and Advisors, Eldercare Lawyers, Financial Advisors, and other Professionals – Search & Finder Tools
- Find Other Care Resources – Search & Finder Tools
Information & Items You’ll Find under ThingsForElderNeeds™:
- News and Information on new items of technology, products, devices, and equipment to help you meet your elder’s needs
- Online Store where you can find Helpful Technology, Products, and Supplies for elder needs in daily living
- Online Store where you can find Helpful Medical Equipment
- Online Store where you can find Comfortable and Adaptive Senior Clothing
Information You’ll Find under VoicesForCare™:
- News on Health-Care Reform
- Editorials on What Needs Improvement in our Health-Care & Long-Term Care Systems, with Comments from our Community
- Advocacy – Proposals for Specific Reforms in our Health-Care & Long-Term Care Systems, with Comments from our Community
- Legislation – Federal and State – Pending and Recently Adopted — affecting health care, long-term care, and seniors and caregivers
- International – Information on Health-Care and Long-Term Care in other countries
Information You’ll Find under News & Events:
- Updates on the latest news of interest to caregivers — both general news and medical news
- News on the Expanding Role of Family Caregivers, as our population ages
- News Feeds of Interest to Caregivers
- Events: Caregiver Conferences & Calendar of Events
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