Hiring In-Home Help Family Caregiver Alliance (caregiver.org)
How to Hire a Caregiver (aarp.org)
In Home Care (.com) - Find affordable, quality, non-medical caregiver agencies anywhere in the United States.
Need A Helping Hand? (pcs.accentcare.com) - Home health aides and personal care aides provide in-home assistance and support needed to make aging at home, independently and safely, possible for those who just need a helping hand. Located in Bronx, Brooklyn, Poughkeepsie and Yonkers.
National Organizations -
Family Caregiving (aarp.org)
National Council on Aging (ncoa.org)
Caregiving - National Institute on Aging (nia.nih.gov)
Caregiving - SAGE: Advocacy & Services for LGBT Elders (sageusa.org)
What Happened to NIHSeniorHealth.gov? (medicalalertbuyersguide.org) - Read a brief article explaining why NIHSeniorHealth.gov is no longer working and suggesting health resources for Seniors.
New York State - Programs and Services - New York State Office For The Aging (NYSOFA) (aging.NY.gov)
Dutchess County - Dutchess County Office For The Aging (dutchessny.gov)
My Caring Plan (.com) - A website dedicated to helping family caregivers including over 60 extensive content pieces related to caregiving.
Does an Older Adult in Your Life Need Help? - National Institute on Aging (nia.nih.gov)
How to Find and Hire an Elderly Caregiver (seniorliving.org)
In-Home Care in New York (caring.com) - A detailed guide explaining the cost of in-home care in New York, some of the state-wide financial assistance programs available and other affordable resources offered throughout the state to help seniors maintain independence and quality of life.
Nursing Home Costs in 2024: How Much Does a Nursing Home Cost? (seniorliving.org)
Find Senior Home Care Near Me (senioradvice.com)
**Scroll down to the map located at the bottom of the page and Select a State to Find Home Care Near You, like Home Care in New York.
Find the Best Senior Care For Your Loved One (agingwithcare.com)
The Caregiver's Companion: Caring for Your Loved One Medically, Financially and Emotionally While Caring for Yourself by
Everything you need to know to ensure that your older loved one is being properly cared for, from nationally acclaimed author, speaker and caregiver advocate Carolyn A. Brent. People today are not only living longer, they are also living sicker--making aging and caring for older loved ones more complicated than ever before. In this extensive guide, caregiver advocate Carolyn A. Brent outlines a step-by-step process so caregivers know what to do and what to ask in every situation that may arise...
The Caregiver's Encyclopedia: A Compassionate Guide to Caring for Older Adults by
Caregivers hold the key to the health, well-being, and happiness of their aging relatives, partners, or friends. The Caregiver's Encyclopedia provides you with all of the information you need to take the best care of your loved one--from making major medical decisions to making sure you don't burn out. ...
A Caregiver's Guide to Communication Problems from Brain Injury or Disease by
An all-in-one guide for helping caregivers of individuals with brain injury or degenerative disease to address speech, language, voice, memory, and swallowing impairment and to distinguish these problem areas from healthy aging. Advances in science mean that people are more likely to survive a stroke or live for many years after being diagnosed with a degenerative disease such as Parkinson's. But the communication deficits that often accompany a brain injury or chronic neurologic condition--including problems with speech, language, voice, memory, and/or swallowing--can severely impact quality of life. If you are a caregiver coping with these challenges, this all-in-one book can help you and your loved one. Written by a team of experts in speech-language pathology, each chapter focuses on a different aspect of caregiving and features relatable patient examples. Providing answers to common questions, definitions of complex medical terms, and lists of helpful resources, ...
Eightysomethings: A Practical Guide to Letting Go, Aging Well, and Finding Unexpected Happiness by
Personal stories illustrate how real people in their eighties are living and how they make sense of their lives. - - Old age is not what it used to be. For the first time ever, most people in the United States are living into their eighties. The first guide of its kind, Eightysomethings changes our understanding of old age with an upbeat and emotionally savvy view of the uncharted territory of the last stage of life. With insight and humor, Dr. Katharine Esty describes the series of dramatic and difficult transitions that eightysomethings usually experience and how, despite their losses, they so often find themselves unexpectedly happy.
The Fragile Years: Proven Strategies for the Care of Aging Loved Ones by
You will need to make informed decisions, financially and compassionately, when caring for aging loved ones--whether they are living at home, in a care facility, or in the hospital or hospice care. Do you have a parent or aging loved one nearing or in the most fragile years of life? Are you considering in-home care for them? Assisted living? A nursing home? Have they endured repeated hospitalizations, or are they facing major surgery? Are they refusing to give up their independence? Do they have adequate savings to pay for care? Are they getting the right Medicare, Medicaid, or VA benefits? This book by a veteran care management professional will help you secure the best possible care.
A Guide to Exercise for Seniors (MattressClarity.com)
Balance Exercises for Seniors: Easy to Perform Fall Prevention Workouts to Improve Stability and Posture by
Injuries caused by falling can significantly limit an elderly person's independence and prematurely set them up for long-term assisted care. Learn balance-strengthing exercises, risk factors for falls, and other information to reduce risks through improving balance and core strength.
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New York State Caregiving & Respite Coalition (nyscrc.org)
Caring Info (.org) - a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
What is Hospice Care? (webmd.com)
Assisted Living Communities -
Assisted Living Research Institute (assistedliving.org)
How can I pay for Assisted Living (aboutassistedliving.org)
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"Planning for a Better End of Life: A Guide to Navigating Today's Healthcare System"
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This presentation covers advance directives (health care proxy forms, living wills, etc.), as well as palliative and hospice care topics.
Created by End of Life Choices New York, funded by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) and the All of Us Research Program.
A New Yorker's Guide to End of Life Planning, Options, and Rights (endoflifechoicesny.org) - Created by End of Life Choices New York with a grant from the New York Foundation for Eldercare.
This free guide includes information on:
Aging with Care: Your Guide to Hiring and Managing Caregivers at Home by
Finding the right fit to match aging adults with the best caregiver to assist them in their home can be fraught with challenge. In today's pressurized world, the process involves overstressed family members and a shortage of great caregivers. So many adult children are seeking a helping hand and a friendly, experienced voice to guide them through this emotionally charged rite of passage. Aging with Care: Your Guide to Hiring and Managing Caregivers in the Home, takes a personal, professional, and sometimes humorous approach to the challenges, benefits, pitfalls and problems of hiring in-home caregivers. ...
The Art of Dying Well by
A reassuring and thoroughly researched guide to maintaining a high quality of life--from resilient old age to the first inklings of a serious illness to the final breath... The Art of Dying Well is about living as well as possible for as long as possible and adapting successfully to change.
A Beginner's Guide to the End by
Theirs is a clear-eyed and big-hearted action plan for approaching the end of life, written to help readers feel more in control of an experience that so often seems anything but controllable. Their book offers everything from step-by-step instructions for how to do your paperwork and navigate the healthcare system to answers to questions you might be afraid to ask your doctor...
The Book of Common Prayer: And Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church by
The Book of Common Prayer (1662): And Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, Pointed as They Are to be Sung or Said in Churches and the Form or Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. One of the most beloved liturgical texts in the Christian church, and a definitive expression of Anglican identity today. It is still widely used around the world, in public worship and private devotion, and is revered for both its linguistic and theological virtues. But the classic text of the 1662 prayer book presents several difficulties for contemporary users, especially those outside the Church of England. The 1662 Book of Common Prayer: International Edition gently updates the text for contemporary use. State prayers of England have been replaced with prayers that can be used regardless of nation or polity. Obscure words and phrases have been modestly revised-but always with a view towards preserving the prayer book's own cadence. Finally, a selection of treasured prayers from later Anglican tradition has been appended. The 1662 prayer book remains a vital resource today, both in the Anglican Communion and for Christians everywhere. Here it is presented for continued use for today's Christians throughout the world.
Comforting Thoughts About Death That Have Nothing to Do with God by
A unique take on death and bereavement without a belief in God or an afterlife Accepting death is never easy, but we don't need religion to find peace, comfort, and solace in the face of death. In this inspiring and life-affirming collection of short essays, prominent atheist author Greta Christina offers secular ways to handle your own mortality and the death of those you love.
Demystifying Hospice: Inside the Stories of Patients and Caregivers by
Hospice care is available to patients and families dealing with terminal illness. People often do not avail themselves of hospice care because they don't understand what it entails. Many wait until their last few days to request this extraordinary comfort care instead of using the full six months available to them through Medicare and other insurance options. Demystifying Hospice describes through stories good news about end-of-life issues. ...
Dying for Attention: A Graphic Memoir of Nursing Home Care by
When Susan MacLeod accompanied her 90-year-old mother through a labyrinthine long-term care system, it was a nine-year journey navigating a government without a heart in a system without compassion. Her family, much like the system, erected walls rather than opening arms. She found herself involuntarily placed at the pivot point between her frail, elderly mother's need for love and companionship, the system's inability to deliver, and her brother's indifference. She had also spent three years as a government spokesperson enthusiastically defending the very system she now experienced as brutally cold. MacLeod's tone is defined by a gentle, self-effacing humour touched by exasperation for the absurdities and the newfound wisdom around expectations. Dying for Attention is the latest memoir in the graphic medicine field, shelved alongside My Begging Chart by Keiler Roberts and Tangles by Sarah Leavitt. MacLeod includes helpful tips for communicating with nursing homes, as well as background research, to provide a larger context for this under-discussed experience.
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Medical care -- Law and legislation -- United States.
The Power of Reading for People with Early Stage Dementia and How Libraries Can Help (memorycare.com)
"If you have a parent or loved one with dementia, you’re probably aware of the cognitive decline that can come with aging. For seniors who once loved reading, poor short-term memory and an inability to focus after a diagnosis may mean they rarely pick up a good book. However, reading can greatly benefit people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia, and there are ways to help your loved one continue to enjoy this hobby."
Being Mortal by
Renowned surgeon Atul Gawande teams with FRONTLINE to challenge us all to reexamine how we think about death and dying. This film also explores the burgeoning art and science of palliative care and the ways in which having a conversation around the question What are your priorities if your time is limited? can empower patients to live their lives fully, all the way to the very end.
Caring for Mom & Dad by
Americans are living longer than ever before. Seventy-five million baby boomers are entering their retirement years at a rate of 10,000 a day. The United States is not prepared for this unprecedented demographic shift, and the question we're now all facing is: who will care for this aging population when they can no longer care for themselves?
Life and Death in Assisted Living by
Nearly 750,000 elderly Americans are spending their later years in for-profit assisted living facilities. This loosely regulated, multibillion-dollar industry is dominated by one company: Emeritus Senior Living. In a year-long investigation, Frontline and ProPublica raise questions about fatal lapses in care, understaffing, and a quest for profits.
Sick Around the World by
Five capitalist democracies around the world - Japan, Taiwan, Switzerland, Great Britain, and Germany - all have health care systems that provide health care for everyone. They have higher life expectancies, lower infant mortality rates, and spend less money than the U.S. for health care. At any given time, at least 45 million Americans do not have health insurance. What lessons can the U.S. learn about health care from other countries? In this video chapter from FRONTLINE Sick Around the World, travel to Germany with correspondent T.R. Reid and discuss the benefits of this country’s market-based health care system.