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There are 53 million family caregivers in the United States today. These individuals provide critical support and care for older adults and relatives with disabilities. With frequent — sometimes constant — access to care recipients, integrating family caregivers into the formal health care team has many benefits for family caregivers, professional health care…
2020 is the year everything changed. It has been a year when we witnessed the disintegration of normalcy as COVID-19 upended every facet of our lives, all while our country struggles with divisiveness and polarization at this crucial moment in history.
Seniorlink President & CEO Tom Riley was recently featured in the Boston Business Journal’s “5 Minutes With…” column. In the Q&A format interview, Riley discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed family caregiving, and how his company has had to adapt in an ever-changing public health environment.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 80% of older adults have one or more chronic health conditions, and 50% of older adults are dealing with at least two chronic health conditions. Because depression is more common among people who have other illnesses or are experiencing limited function, older adults…
Donna and Jennifer, sisters, are incredibly close. Donna has played a major role in helping Jennifer, who has cerebral palsy, since they were teenagers. Donna knows what her sister likes and does not like to better support Jennifer with her personal care, her health, and her day-to-day needs. The sisters like to go…
Dementia is not a specific disease but refers to a group of symptoms that can impact a patient’s movement, thought, and reasoning. The third most common cause of dementia, after Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia, is Lewy body dementia (LBD). This form of dementia is caused by the buildup of protein deposits in…
FORT WAYNE, Ind., Sept. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Caregiver Homes, Seniorlink’s intensive home-based care management program, today announced a pilot with Aging & In-Home Services of Northeast Indiana, focused on care collaboration and efficiency.
BATON ROUGE, La., Sept. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Seniorlink Inc., a leading tech-enabled health services provider, today announced the hiring of Julia Kenny as Regional Program Manager for the company’s subsidiary, Caregiver Homes of Louisiana. Caregiver Homes is a leading provider of Monitored In-Home Caregiving (MIHC), a state Medicaid program that offers coaching and support to families caring…
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