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		<title>Ideas &amp; Checklists for New Years Resolutions – for Caregivers and Seniors</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2017 17:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Other Resources: Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Overview: How to Survive as a Caregiver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Physical Wellness: Diet & Nutrition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Physical Wellness: Quit Smoking & Other Practices for Healthy Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Physical Wellness: Sleep]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Physical Wellness: Weight Loss/ Maintaining a Healthy Weight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Family Caregiver as Care Manager - A Crucial Role]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATED: This article is updated from an article that appeared on HelpingYouCare® on December 31, 2014. Happy New Year! Now is the exhilarating time for a new beginning &#8212; the time to make New Years resolutions for the coming <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/17593/ideas-checklists-for-new-years-resolutions-for-caregivers-and-seniors">Ideas &#038; Checklists for New Years Resolutions – for Caregivers and Seniors</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>HHS Finalizes New Rule Strengthening Patient Privacy Rights</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/24762/hhs-finalizes-new-rule-strengthening-patient-privacy-rights</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/24762/hhs-finalizes-new-rule-strengthening-patient-privacy-rights#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - Legal & Financial Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Laws Recently Adopted]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latest Caregiving News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical News - General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New & Featured On HelpingYouCare® - Dynamic Content Gallery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News & Events - Latest Caregiver News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News On Health Care Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patient Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Privacy Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VoicesForCare™ - Legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VoicesForCare™ - News & Updates on Health Care Reform]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On January 17, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced publication in the Federal Register of the final version of a new rule strengthening patient privacy rights. The new rule strengthens the privacy and security protections <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/24762/hhs-finalizes-new-rule-strengthening-patient-privacy-rights">HHS Finalizes New Rule Strengthening Patient Privacy Rights</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Labor Day News for Caregivers: Know Your Workplace Rights</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/15108/labor-day-news-for-caregivers-know-your-workplace-rights</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/15108/labor-day-news-for-caregivers-know-your-workplace-rights#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - Legal & Financial Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latest Caregiving News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New & Featured On HelpingYouCare® - Dynamic Content Gallery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News & Events - Latest Caregiver News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Your Employment Rights as a Family Caregiver]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: The following article was first published on HelpingYouCare™ on September 5, 2011. It remains relevant this Labor Day, and with some added links, we re-print it below: Recent reports have found that low-wage employees, in particular, are <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/15108/labor-day-news-for-caregivers-know-your-workplace-rights">Labor Day News for Caregivers: Know Your Workplace Rights</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Announces Updated Hospital Compare &amp; Nursing Home Compare Sites</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/21306/medicare-announces-updated-hospital-compare-nursing-home-compare-sites</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/21306/medicare-announces-updated-hospital-compare-nursing-home-compare-sites#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2012 15:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[About Nursing Homes & Rehabilitation Facilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[About Senior Housing & Care Facilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - About Assisted Living & Long-Term Care Facilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - Other Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - Tips for Caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Find Nursing Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Find Other Care Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intro: Sr Housing & Care Facility Options - Understanding & Choosing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latest Caregiving News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monitoring & Improving Quality of Care at Long-Term Care Facilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News & Events - Latest Caregiver News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior Housing/ Care Facilities & Related Legal Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Family Caregiver as Care Manager - A Crucial Role]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips & Skills for Managing & Coordinating Care]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Thursday that it has updated and re-designed its Hospital Compare and Nursing Home Compare websites, which provide tools and quality measures to help consumers find hospitals and Medicare-Certified nursing homes <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/21306/medicare-announces-updated-hospital-compare-nursing-home-compare-sites">Medicare Announces Updated Hospital Compare &#038; Nursing Home Compare Sites</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Harvard Health Publishes Caregiver&#8217;s Handbook</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/19236/harvard-health-publishes-caregivers-handbook</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/19236/harvard-health-publishes-caregivers-handbook#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 14:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Home Health Care - Resources Available]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - Legal & Financial Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - Other Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - Tips for Caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BooksForCaregivers™ - Your Picks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Issues - Overview, Financial Issues in Planning for Long-Term Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues - Overview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New & Featured On HelpingYouCare® - Dynamic Content Gallery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other Resources: Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OurTimeForCare™ - Caregiver Self-Care & Stress Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Overview: How to Survive as a Caregiver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips & Skills For Other Areas of Caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips & Skills for Caregivers - Overview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips & Skills for Caring for Your Elderly Loved One at Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips & Skills for Managing & Coordinating Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Your Picks - Best Books for Caregivers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Harvard Health Publications of Harvard Medical School has published Caregiver&#8217;s Handbook: A guide to caring for the ill, elderly, disabled &#8230; and yourself, a basic introductory handbook to some of the topics and concerns faced by family caregivers. In <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/19236/harvard-health-publishes-caregivers-handbook">Harvard Health Publishes Caregiver&#8217;s Handbook</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Money Smart Week April 21-28 &#8211; Classes &amp; Events to be Held in 30 States</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/19555/money-smart-week-april-21-28-classes-events-to-be-held-in-30-states</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/19555/money-smart-week-april-21-28-classes-events-to-be-held-in-30-states#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 19:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - Legal & Financial Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conferences & Events for Caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning: Taxes, Wills, Intestate Succession, Trusts - Overview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Issues - Overview, Financial Issues in Planning for Long-Term Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Find Other Financial Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latest Caregiving News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New & Featured On HelpingYouCare® - Dynamic Content Gallery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News & Events - Latest Caregiver News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[On Legal & Financial Issues - Classes, Lectures, Courses & Webinars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other Financial Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Money Smart Week® classes and events for consumers in 30 different States &#8212; those indicated in green on the map at left. To find classes and other events (primarily in libraries) in your area, click HERE or click on <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/19555/money-smart-week-april-21-28-classes-events-to-be-held-in-30-states">Money Smart Week April 21-28 &#8211; Classes &#038; Events to be Held in 30 States</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Health IT, Electronic Health Records &amp; Health IT Jobs Expanding, New Data Show</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/18051/health-it-electronic-health-records-health-it-jobs-expanding-new-data-show</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/18051/health-it-electronic-health-records-health-it-jobs-expanding-new-data-show#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conferences & Events for Caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helpful Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latest Caregiving News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medical News - General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New & Featured On HelpingYouCare® - Dynamic Content Gallery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News & Events - Latest Caregiver News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patient Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Practical Tools for Caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Privacy Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ThingsForElderNeeds™ - Helpful Technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Health &#38; Human Services (HHS) and its Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) announced new data on Friday, February 17, showing that the use of electronic health records has more than doubled <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/18051/health-it-electronic-health-records-health-it-jobs-expanding-new-data-show">Health IT, Electronic Health Records &#038; Health IT Jobs Expanding, New Data Show</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Legal and Financial Issues for People with Alzheimer’s Disease: A NIA Resource List</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/17073/legal-and-financial-issues-for-people-with-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-a-nia-resource-list</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/17073/legal-and-financial-issues-for-people-with-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-a-nia-resource-list#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advance Directives for Health Care: Living Wills, Proxies, Surrogates - Overview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's - Caregiving: Classic Sources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's/ Dementia - News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - Legal & Financial Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - Other Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Checklists on Legal & Financial Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Issues - Overview, Financial Issues in Planning for Long-Term Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues - Overview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other Financial Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Planning for Incapacity: Durable Powers of Attorney; Guardianship - Overview]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, under the U.S. Department of Health &#038; Human Services (HHS), provides a useful resource list with excerpts and links to multiple sources of information on Legal <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/17073/legal-and-financial-issues-for-people-with-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-a-nia-resource-list">Legal and Financial Issues for People with Alzheimer’s Disease: A NIA Resource List</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Retirement and Long-Term Care Planning Tools</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/15630/retirement-and-long-term-care-planning-tools</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/15630/retirement-and-long-term-care-planning-tools#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - Legal & Financial Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Checklists on Legal & Financial Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning: Taxes, Wills, Intestate Succession, Trusts - Overview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Issues - Overview, Financial Issues in Planning for Long-Term Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues - Overview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long-Term Care Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News & Events - Latest Caregiver News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other Financial Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other Legal Issues - Overview/ Checklist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Practical Tools for Caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trusts: Revocable; Irrevocable; Special Needs - General Info/ Overview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wills, Probate & Intestate Succession - By State]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What can you do as a Baby Boomer and family caregiver to secure your retirement future against the threat of rising health care and long-term care costs? Here are some links to information that may be helpful to you <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/15630/retirement-and-long-term-care-planning-tools">Retirement and Long-Term Care Planning Tools</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Download Your State&#8217;s Advance Directive for Healthcare Form</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/15387/download-your-states-advance-directive-for-healthcare-form</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/15387/download-your-states-advance-directive-for-healthcare-form#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advance Directives for Health Care: Living Wills, Proxies, Surrogates - Overview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Care Advance Directives By State]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization provides free downloads of forms for Health Care Advance Directives for all 50 States, along with instructions, and related information. These forms are provided free of charge on the Organization&#8217;s website, What <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/15387/download-your-states-advance-directive-for-healthcare-form">Download Your State&#8217;s Advance Directive for Healthcare Form</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care Costs to Increase by 5.8% Per Year, CMS Projects; Baby Boomers Worry About Long-Term Care</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/14481/health-care-costs-to-increase-by-5-8-per-year-cms-projects-baby-boomers-worry-about-long-term-care</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Checklists on Legal & Financial Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning: Taxes, Wills, Intestate Succession, Trusts - Overview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Issues - Overview, Financial Issues in Planning for Long-Term Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latest Caregiving News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal & Financial Issues - Overview/ Checklist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New & Featured On HelpingYouCare® - Dynamic Content Gallery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[News On Health Care Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other Financial Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[VoicesForCare™ - News & Updates on Health Care Reform]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new report, from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in Baltimore, and published in the journal HealthAffairs on July 28, 2011, projects that overall U.S. health care costs will grow <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/14481/health-care-costs-to-increase-by-5-8-per-year-cms-projects-baby-boomers-worry-about-long-term-care">Health Care Costs to Increase by 5.8% Per Year, CMS Projects; Baby Boomers Worry About Long-Term Care</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Yale Study Links &#8216;Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders&#8217; to Poor Surgical Outcomes &amp; Higher Risk of Death</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/12789/do-not-resuscitate-orders-linked-to-poor-surgical-outcomes</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/12789/do-not-resuscitate-orders-linked-to-poor-surgical-outcomes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Advance Directives for Health Care: Living Wills, Proxies, Surrogates - Overview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latest Caregiving News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News & Events - Latest Caregiver News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News On Health Care Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VoicesForCare™ - News & Updates on Health Care Reform]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new study by Yale researchers published today in the Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA journals of the American Medical Association, found that Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders were associated with poor surgical outcomes and a higher risk of death <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/12789/do-not-resuscitate-orders-linked-to-poor-surgical-outcomes">Yale Study Links &#8216;Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders&#8217; to Poor Surgical Outcomes &#038; Higher Risk of Death</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Nine Tax Questions For Family Caregivers: FAQs &amp; Answers from the IRS</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/11909/tax-questions-for-caregivers-faqs-answers-from-the-irs</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/11909/tax-questions-for-caregivers-faqs-answers-from-the-irs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - Legal & Financial Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning: Taxes, Wills, Intestate Succession, Trusts - Overview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Issues - Overview, Financial Issues in Planning for Long-Term Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other Financial Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here are nine frequently asked tax questions for family caregivers, listed by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on its website. Click on the links below to find the answers provided by the IRS for each question: 1. I <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/11909/tax-questions-for-caregivers-faqs-answers-from-the-irs">Nine Tax Questions For Family Caregivers: FAQs &#038; Answers from the IRS</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Family Caregivers and Self-Employment Tax &#8211; Information from the IRS</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/11905/family-caregivers-and-self-employment-tax-information-from-the-irs</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/11905/family-caregivers-and-self-employment-tax-information-from-the-irs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - Legal & Financial Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Issues - Overview, Financial Issues in Planning for Long-Term Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hiring a Private Duty Aide or Attendant: Employee vs. Independent Contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other Financial Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a copy of information provided on the IRS.gov website on: Family Caregivers and Self-Employment Tax: &#8220;Special rules apply to workers who perform in-home services for elderly or disabled individuals (caregivers). Caregivers are typically employees of the individuals <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/11905/family-caregivers-and-self-employment-tax-information-from-the-irs">Family Caregivers and Self-Employment Tax &#8211; Information from the IRS</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Caregiving Basics: A Document Organizer</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/10405/caregiving-basics-a-document-organizer</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/10405/caregiving-basics-a-document-organizer#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 04:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Senior Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - Legal & Financial Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Checklists For Caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Checklists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other Legal Issues - Overview/ Checklist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Practical Tools for Caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taking Control of Your Caregiving Situation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Can you put your hands on important documents you will need as a primary caregiver? Here&#8217;s a helpful to-do list to help you locate, create, or revise important papers. From the National Caregivers Library: <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/10405/caregiving-basics-a-document-organizer">Caregiving Basics: A Document Organizer</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Important to Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/10236/its-important-to-plan</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/10236/its-important-to-plan#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 04:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Senior Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - Legal & Financial Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planning for Incapacity: Durable Powers of Attorney; Guardianship - Overview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips & Skills for Caregivers - Overview]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Guide from AARP helps caregivers gather critical information in advance &#8220;After she died, I went to her house and had to go through her papers to find important things like the title to her car, burial arrangements, house title,&#8221; <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/10236/its-important-to-plan">It&#8217;s Important to Plan</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Trend: Paying a Relative to Take Care of Mom</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/10202/growing-trend-paying-a-relative-to-take-care-of-mom</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/10202/growing-trend-paying-a-relative-to-take-care-of-mom#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[AnswersForCare™ - Legal & Financial Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expanding Role of Family Caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Issues - Overview, Financial Issues in Planning for Long-Term Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financing the Cost of Home Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hiring a Private Duty Aide or Attendant: Employee vs. Independent Contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latest Caregiving News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News & Events - Expanding Role of Family Caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other Financial Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Read more in WSJ.com about a growing trend for families to compensate adult children or relatives who serve as caregivers to elders.  This trend may be fueled by a recognition of the financial sacrifices that family caregivers often make &#8212; frequently finding it <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/10202/growing-trend-paying-a-relative-to-take-care-of-mom">Growing Trend: Paying a Relative to Take Care of Mom</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid and the Primary Residence</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/9352/medicaid-and-the-primary-residence</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/9352/medicaid-and-the-primary-residence#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 06:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Senior Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Planning - Asset Transfers - General Info]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Craig Reaves, past president of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys for The New York Times, November 24, 2010 An Elder Law Attorney answers a question concerning  whether it is necessary to spend down a person&#8217;s assets  <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/9352/medicaid-and-the-primary-residence">Medicaid and the Primary Residence</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>A Checklist of Some Legal Issues for Seniors and Their Family Caregivers</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/8785/checklist-of-some-legal-issues-for-seniors-and-their-family-caregivers</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/8785/checklist-of-some-legal-issues-for-seniors-and-their-family-caregivers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 22:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Checklists on Legal & Financial Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues - Overview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monthly Feature Article]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New & Featured On HelpingYouCare® - Dynamic Content Gallery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[© 2010 by Constance R. Barnhart Attorney At Law View/ Print as a PDF Document Following is a checklist of some of the legal issues that may arise for seniors and their family caregivers. For each of these issues <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/8785/checklist-of-some-legal-issues-for-seniors-and-their-family-caregivers">A Checklist of Some Legal Issues for Seniors and Their Family Caregivers</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>End-of-Life Decision-Making</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6997/end-of-life-decision-making</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6997/end-of-life-decision-making#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 16:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advance Directives for Health Care: Living Wills, Proxies, Surrogates - Overview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal Issues - Overview]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fact Sheet by the Family Caregiver Alliance, National Center on Caregiving, a nonprofit organization. &#8220;This Fact Sheet is not intended to provide a comprehensive planning tool. It outlines areas we need to think about and resources that can help, <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6997/end-of-life-decision-making">End-of-Life Decision-Making</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>CCRC vs. Life Care: Which Contract is Right for You?</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6357/ccrc-vs-life-care-which-contract-is-right-for-you</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6357/ccrc-vs-life-care-which-contract-is-right-for-you#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 01:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[About CCRC's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Senior Housing/ Care Facilities & Related Legal Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Allen Jesson  A good article describing some of the different types of entrance contracts required by CCRC’s.  As explained, some facilities offer straight fee for service contracts only, and may contract with another facility to deliver the higher <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6357/ccrc-vs-life-care-which-contract-is-right-for-you">CCRC vs. Life Care: Which Contract is Right for You?</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Nursing Home Admission Agreements: Think Twice Before Signing</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6239/nursing-home-admission-agreements-think-twice-before-signing</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6239/nursing-home-admission-agreements-think-twice-before-signing#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 06:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Senior Housing/ Care Facilities & Related Legal Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nursing Home Admission Agreements: Think Twice Before Signing; A Guide for Nursing Home Residents and Their Families, 16 page paper (PDF) by the National Senior Citizens Law Center, with Support from The Retirement Research Foundation. Provides a checklist of <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6239/nursing-home-admission-agreements-think-twice-before-signing">Nursing Home Admission Agreements: Think Twice Before Signing</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Senior Housing: What you should know&amp;#8230</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6237/senior-housing-what-you-should-know8230</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6237/senior-housing-what-you-should-know8230#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 06:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Senior Housing/ Care Facilities & Related Legal Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Senior Housing: What you should know&#8230; Website of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Discusses the legal rights of older persons under the U.S. Fair Housing Act, and other laws relating to fair housing and equal opportunity. <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6237/senior-housing-what-you-should-know8230">Senior Housing: What you should know&#8230</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Older Floridians Handbook</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6235/older-floridians-handbook</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6235/older-floridians-handbook#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 06:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Senior Housing/ Care Facilities & Related Legal Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Older Floridians Handbook, Fifth Edition, by Florida Department of Elder Affairs, Florida Justice Institute, and Carlton Fields. This 121 page Handbook provides information for seniors in Florida, covering many areas. See pages 37 et.seq. for a discussion of legal <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6235/older-floridians-handbook">Older Floridians Handbook</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Housing &amp; Property Rights, Section V of Consumer Resources Guide</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6231/housing-property-rights-section-v-of-consumer-resources-guide</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6231/housing-property-rights-section-v-of-consumer-resources-guide#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 06:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Senior Housing/ Care Facilities & Related Legal Issues]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Housing &#038; Property Rights, Section V of Consumer Resources Guide, Florida Agency on Health Care Administration. Provides information on legal issues and rights of seniors in Florida with respect to housing and property rights. Other States have similar information. <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6231/housing-property-rights-section-v-of-consumer-resources-guide">Housing &#038; Property Rights, Section V of Consumer Resources Guide</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Independent Contractor vs. Employee, IRS Tax Tip</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6226/independent-contractor-vs-employee-irs-summertime-tax-tip-2008-24</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6226/independent-contractor-vs-employee-irs-summertime-tax-tip-2008-24#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 06:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Hiring a Private Duty Aide or Attendant: Employee vs. Independent Contractor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Independent Contractor vs. Employee, IRS Tax Tip, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service. This page of the IRS website explains the IRS rules for determining whether workers are employees or independent contractors, and provides links to additional <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6226/independent-contractor-vs-employee-irs-summertime-tax-tip-2008-24">Independent Contractor vs. Employee, IRS Tax Tip</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Employer’s Supplemental Tax Guide – U.S. Internal Revenue Service Publication 15-A (2010)</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6222/employer%e2%80%99s-supplemental-tax-guide-%e2%80%93-u-s-internal-revenue-service-publication-15-a-2008</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6222/employer%e2%80%99s-supplemental-tax-guide-%e2%80%93-u-s-internal-revenue-service-publication-15-a-2008#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 05:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hiring a Private Duty Aide or Attendant: Employee vs. Independent Contractor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Employer’s Supplemental Tax Guide – U.S. Internal Revenue Service Publication 15-A (2010), U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service. Discusses (at pages 3 through 10) the rules governing whether a worker must be treated as an employee (for <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6222/employer%e2%80%99s-supplemental-tax-guide-%e2%80%93-u-s-internal-revenue-service-publication-15-a-2008">Employer’s Supplemental Tax Guide – U.S. Internal Revenue Service Publication 15-A (2010)</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Independent Contractor vs. Employee, A Fundamental Legal Challenge When Providing Home Care Services Using Independent Contractors</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6220/independent-contractor-vs-employee-a-fundamental-legal-challenge-when-providing-home-care-services-using-independent-contractors</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 05:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Hiring a Private Duty Aide or Attendant: Employee vs. Independent Contractor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Independent Contractor vs. Employee, A Fundamental Legal Challenge When Providing Home Care Services Using Independent Contractors, National Private Duty Association. A 23 page PDF document, advising Home Health Care companies on hiring aides as independent contractors vs. as employees. <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6220/independent-contractor-vs-employee-a-fundamental-legal-challenge-when-providing-home-care-services-using-independent-contractors">Independent Contractor vs. Employee, A Fundamental Legal Challenge When Providing Home Care Services Using Independent Contractors</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>IRS Form SS-8: Determination of Worker Status for Purposes of Federal Employment Taxes and Income Tax Withholding</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6217/irs-form-ss-8-determination-of-worker-status-for-purposes-of-federal-employment-taxes-and-income-tax-withholding</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6217/irs-form-ss-8-determination-of-worker-status-for-purposes-of-federal-employment-taxes-and-income-tax-withholding#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 05:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Hiring a Private Duty Aide or Attendant: Employee vs. Independent Contractor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[IRS Form SS-8: Determination of Worker Status for Purposes of Federal Employment Taxes and Income Tax Withholding, U.S. Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service. Optional Form which can be submitted to the IRS by a worker or by a <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6217/irs-form-ss-8-determination-of-worker-status-for-purposes-of-federal-employment-taxes-and-income-tax-withholding">IRS Form SS-8: Determination of Worker Status for Purposes of Federal Employment Taxes and Income Tax Withholding</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6210/family-and-medical-leave-act-of-1993-as-amended</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6210/family-and-medical-leave-act-of-1993-as-amended#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 05:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Your Employment Rights as a Family Caregiver]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment Standards Administration, Wage and Hour Division. The website of the DOL, which administers the U.S. Family and Medical Leave Act, provides <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6210/family-and-medical-leave-act-of-1993-as-amended">Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>EEOC Issues Guidance on Unlawful Discrimination Against “Caregivers” Under Title VII and the ADA</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6207/eeoc-issues-guidance-on-unlawful-discrimination-against-%e2%80%9ccaregivers%e2%80%9d-under-title-vii-and-the-ada</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6207/eeoc-issues-guidance-on-unlawful-discrimination-against-%e2%80%9ccaregivers%e2%80%9d-under-title-vii-and-the-ada#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 05:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Your Employment Rights as a Family Caregiver]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[EEOC Issues Guidance on Unlawful Discrimination Against “Caregivers” Under Title VII and the ADA, By Katherine Brewer, from Martindale.com. Discusses enforcement guidance issued by the EEOC (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) on May 24, 2007 for its employees on <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6207/eeoc-issues-guidance-on-unlawful-discrimination-against-%e2%80%9ccaregivers%e2%80%9d-under-title-vii-and-the-ada">EEOC Issues Guidance on Unlawful Discrimination Against “Caregivers” Under Title VII and the ADA</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Caregiving Responsibilities: Focus on Workplace Rights and Obligations</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6202/caregiving-responsibilities-focus-on-workplace-rights-and-obligations</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6202/caregiving-responsibilities-focus-on-workplace-rights-and-obligations#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 05:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Your Employment Rights as a Family Caregiver]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Caregiving Responsibilities: Focus on Workplace Rights and Obligations: Enforcement Guidance; Unlawful Disparate Treatment Of Workers With Caregiving Responsibilities, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Lengthy document by the EEOC, explaining rights of workers with caregiving responsibilities under current law <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6202/caregiving-responsibilities-focus-on-workplace-rights-and-obligations">Caregiving Responsibilities: Focus on Workplace Rights and Obligations</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Working; Don&#8217;t assume caregivers can&#8217;t</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6199/working-dont-assume-caregivers-cant</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6199/working-dont-assume-caregivers-cant#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 05:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Your Employment Rights as a Family Caregiver]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Working; Don&#8217;t assume caregivers can&#8217;t, By L.M. Sixel, Houston Chronicle, September 11, 2008. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued guidelines that make it very clear that bosses must treat all employees equally, no matter family duties. Employers can&#8217;t make <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6199/working-dont-assume-caregivers-cant">Working; Don&#8217;t assume caregivers can&#8217;t</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>A Patient’s Guide To The HIPAA Privacy Rule</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6196/a-patient%e2%80%99s-guide-to-the-hipaa-privacy-rule</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6196/a-patient%e2%80%99s-guide-to-the-hipaa-privacy-rule#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 05:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Privacy Rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Patient’s Guide To The HIPAA Privacy Rule: When Health Care Providers May Communicate About You with Your Family, Friends, or Others Involved In Your Care, by the U.S. Department of Health &#038; Human Services, Office of Civil Rights. <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6196/a-patient%e2%80%99s-guide-to-the-hipaa-privacy-rule">A Patient’s Guide To The HIPAA Privacy Rule</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>OCR Privacy Brief: Summary Of The HIPAA Privacy Rule</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6193/ocr-privacy-brief-summary-of-the-hipaa-privacy-rule</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6193/ocr-privacy-brief-summary-of-the-hipaa-privacy-rule#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 05:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Privacy Rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[OCR Privacy Brief: Summary Of The HIPAA Privacy Rule, U.S. Department of Health &#038; Human Services, Office of Civil Rights. 25 page booklet summarizing the HIPAA Privacy Rule to provide HIPAA compliance assistance. Caregivers should review this and familiarize <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6193/ocr-privacy-brief-summary-of-the-hipaa-privacy-rule">OCR Privacy Brief: Summary Of The HIPAA Privacy Rule</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>A Health Care Provider’s Guide To The HIPAA Privacy Rule</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6189/a-health-care-provider%e2%80%99s-guide-to-the-hipaa-privacy-rule</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6189/a-health-care-provider%e2%80%99s-guide-to-the-hipaa-privacy-rule#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 05:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Privacy Rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Health Care Provider’s Guide To The HIPAA Privacy Rule: Communicating with a Patient’s Family, Friends, or Others Involved in the Patient’s Care, by the U.S. Department of Health &#038; Human Services, Office of Civil Rights. A 5 page <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6189/a-health-care-provider%e2%80%99s-guide-to-the-hipaa-privacy-rule">A Health Care Provider’s Guide To The HIPAA Privacy Rule</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Your Health Information Privacy Rights</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6186/your-health-information-privacy-rights</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6186/your-health-information-privacy-rights#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 05:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Privacy Rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Your Health Information Privacy Rights, U.S. Department of Health &#038; Human Services, Office of Civil Rights. A 2 page brochure briefly summarizing privacy rights for patients. &#187;View details: Your Health Information Privacy Rights ]]></description>
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		<title>Privacy and Your Health Information</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6181/privacy-and-your-health-information</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6181/privacy-and-your-health-information#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 04:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Privacy Rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Privacy and Your Health Information, U.S. Department of Health &#038; Human Services, Office of Civil Rights. Two page brochure briefly summarizing privacy rights for patients. &#187;View details: Privacy and Your Health Information ]]></description>
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		<title>Patient Rights, Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6178/patient-rights-cornell-law-school-legal-information-institute</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6178/patient-rights-cornell-law-school-legal-information-institute#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 04:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Patient Rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Patient Rights, Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute. Search results of the Cornell data base of laws for “patient rights” lists several U.S. Code sections (federal statutory law), U.S. Supreme Court decisions, and Code of Federal Regulations Sections dealing <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6178/patient-rights-cornell-law-school-legal-information-institute">Patient Rights, Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Patient Rights</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6176/patient-rights</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6176/patient-rights#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 04:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Patient Rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Patient Rights, MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine, U.S. Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health &#038; Human Services. Comprehensive links to information on patient rights. &#187;View Details ]]></description>
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		<title>The Patient Care Partnership: What to Expect during your Hospital Stay</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6173/the-patient-care-partnership-what-to-expect-during-your-hospital-stay</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6173/the-patient-care-partnership-what-to-expect-during-your-hospital-stay#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 04:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Patient Rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Patient Care Partnership: What to Expect during your Hospital Stay, American Hospital Association. Brochure listing rights that patients should expect: (1) high quality hospital care, (2) a clean, safe environment, (3) involvement in your care, (4) protection of <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6173/the-patient-care-partnership-what-to-expect-during-your-hospital-stay">The Patient Care Partnership: What to Expect during your Hospital Stay</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Patient Rights Program: Promoting the Rights of Patients through Education and Research</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6166/patient-rights-program-promoting-the-rights-of-patients-through-education-and-research</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6166/patient-rights-program-promoting-the-rights-of-patients-through-education-and-research#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 04:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Patient Rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Patient Rights Program: Promoting the Rights of Patients through Education and Research, The Health Law Department of Boston University School of Public Health. Provides a short summary called, “Patient Rights at Your Finger Tips.” &#187;View details (pdf): Patient Rights <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6166/patient-rights-program-promoting-the-rights-of-patients-through-education-and-research">Patient Rights Program: Promoting the Rights of Patients through Education and Research</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>How to Get a Second Opinion</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6161/how-to-get-a-second-opinion</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6161/how-to-get-a-second-opinion#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 04:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Patient Rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How to Get a Second Opinion, National Women’s Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health. You have a right to obtain a second and third opinion from different doctors. This brochure provides <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6161/how-to-get-a-second-opinion">How to Get a Second Opinion</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>The Patient&#8217;s Bill of Rights; What is the Patient&#8217;s Bill of Rights?</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6159/the-patients-bill-of-rights-what-is-the-patients-bill-of-rights</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6159/the-patients-bill-of-rights-what-is-the-patients-bill-of-rights#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 04:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Patient Rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Patient&#8217;s Bill of Rights; What is the Patient&#8217;s Bill of Rights? The American Cancer Society. Lists 8 key areas of patients’ rights: Information disclosure, choice of providers and plans, access to emergency services, participation in treatment decisions, respect <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6159/the-patients-bill-of-rights-what-is-the-patients-bill-of-rights">The Patient&#8217;s Bill of Rights; What is the Patient&#8217;s Bill of Rights?</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Eldercare Rights &amp; Resources: Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6157/eldercare-rights-resources-long-term-care-ombudsman-program</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6157/eldercare-rights-resources-long-term-care-ombudsman-program#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 04:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Patient Rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Eldercare Rights &#038; Resources: Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, Administration on Aging (AoA), U.S. Department of Health &#038; Human Services. Long-term care ombudsmen are advocates for residents of nursing homes, board and care homes, assisted living facilities and similar adult <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6157/eldercare-rights-resources-long-term-care-ombudsman-program">Eldercare Rights &#038; Resources: Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS), Links to State Medicaid Websites</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6153/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services-cms-contact-data-base-for-state-and-regional-medicaid-offices</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6153/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services-cms-contact-data-base-for-state-and-regional-medicaid-offices#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 03:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Planning & Asset Transfers - By State]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Centers for Medicare &#038; Medicaid Services (CMS), List with links to State Medicaid Websites. Medicaid is a federally funded program, but it is administered and partially funded by the states and varies state to state. Information about Medicaid programs <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6153/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services-cms-contact-data-base-for-state-and-regional-medicaid-offices">Centers for Medicare &#038; Medicaid Services (CMS), Links to State Medicaid Websites</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>State Information (Select a State) for Medicaid Rules</title>
		<link>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6151/state-information-select-a-state-for-medicaid-rules</link>
		<comments>http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6151/state-information-select-a-state-for-medicaid-rules#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 03:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Planning & Asset Transfers - By State]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[State Information (Select a State) for Medicaid Rules, by ElderLawAnswers.com, a website founded and run by an elder law attorney in Boston, Massachusetts. Contains a good introduction to the Medicaid Rules and eligibility standards, along with a drop down <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6151/state-information-select-a-state-for-medicaid-rules">State Information (Select a State) for Medicaid Rules</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid Planning Basics, 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medicaid Planning Basics, 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy, website by The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. For the Sandwich Generation: information on Medicaid asset planning basics. &#187;View Details ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medicaid Planning, by Thomas Day. Discussion of some Medicaid planning techniques. &#187;View Details See Also, Getting the Government to Pay: For Long Term Family Caregivers, by Thomas E. Day (Medicaid Planning and VA Benefits): View <span style="color:#777"> . . . &#8594; Read More: <a href="http://www.helpingyoucare.com/6083/medicaid-planning-2">Medicaid Planning</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid, Official website of Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS)</title>
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