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Roles invertidos: m谩s cuidadores juveniles por covid
Millones de adolescentes y preadolescentes ayudan a cuidar de padres o abuelos enfermos. La pandemia ha aumentado el n煤mero y ha dificultado que obtengan apoyo social y emocional fuera del hogar.
California Aims to Address the 鈥楿rgent鈥 Needs of Older Residents. But Will Its Plan Work?
State officials recently unveiled a 鈥渕aster plan鈥 to address the needs of California鈥檚 rapidly aging population, from housing to long-term care. Kim McCoy Wade, director of the state Department of Aging, vows it will not end up on a shelf gathering dust.
Family Caregivers, Routinely Left Off Vaccine Lists, Worry What Would Happen 鈥業f I Get Sick鈥
Tens of thousands of middle-aged sons and daughters 鈥 too young to qualify for a vaccine 鈥 care for older relatives with serious ailments and want to get the shots to protect their loved ones and themselves.
Facebook Live: Helping COVID鈥檚 Secondary Victims: Grieving Families and Friends
More than 246,000 people in the U.S. have been killed by the coronavirus, leaving hundreds of thousands of others grieving. Judith Graham, author of KHN鈥檚 Navigating Aging column, hosted a discussion on these unprecedented losses and dealing with bereavement. She was joined by Holly Prigerson, co-director of the Center for Research on End-of-Life Care at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, and Diane Snyder-Cowan, leader of the bereavement professionals steering committee of the National Council of Hospice and Palliative Professionals.
We Put Off Planning, Until My Father-in-Law鈥檚 Medical Crisis Took Us by Surprise
Although the family patriarch did not face a life-threatening emergency, the episode was a reminder that you have to prepare for a real crisis.
Isolation, Disruption and Confusion: Coping With Dementia During a Pandemic
COVID-19 has upended the lives of people with dementia, limiting their interactions with others and complicating matters for their caregivers.
Los vitales cuidadores de pacientes en el hogar, 驴ahora son una amenaza?
Cientos de miles de trabajadores de salud van a los hogares de todo el pa铆s para prestar servicios vitales a las personas mayores y a los discapacitados.
Are Vital Home Health Workers Now A Safety Threat?
Hundreds of thousands of health care workers go into homes to provide important services for seniors and disabled people. But with the rising concerns about the danger of the coronavirus pandemic, especially for older people, these health workers could be endangering their patients and themselves.
Tengo que estar en casa por el coronavirus, 驴me pagar谩n mi salario?
A medida que el coronavirus se propaga por todo el pa铆s, surge una pregunta cr铆tica: 驴Qu茅 pasa con sus salarios si el trabajador est谩 enfermo o tiene que estar en cuarentena?
Coronavirus Is Keeping Me Home From Work. Will I Get Paid?
If you are sick from the coronavirus outbreak or sent home, your financial protections may vary depending on what state you live in.
En el condado de Los Angeles, latinos mayores pueden votar gracias a m谩quinas m贸viles
Las pantallas t谩ctiles permiten a los votantes leer una boleta en 13 idiomas, ajustar el contraste de la pantalla y el tama帽o del texto, y m谩s.
Corralling Hard-To-Reach Voters With Traveling Voting Machines
In advance of the Super Tuesday primary, California’s Los Angeles County is rotating new touch-screen voting machines among 41 locations, including adult day care centers and jails, to increase voting among populations with historically low turnout.
Finding Connections And Comfort At The Local Cafe
For Alzheimer鈥檚 patients and their caregivers, social and emotional isolation is a threat. But hundreds of 鈥淢emory Cafes鈥 around the country offer them a chance to be with others who understand, and to receive social and cognitive stimulation in the process.
Patients Want A ‘Good Death’ At Home, But Hospice Care Can Badly Strain Families
Fewer Americans are dying in a hospital, under the close supervision of doctors and nurses. That trend has been boosted by an expanded Medicare benefit that helps people live out their final days at home in hospice care. But as home hospice grows, so has the burden on families left to provide much of the care.
What The 2020s Have In Store For Aging Boomers
On the bright side, advances in medical science and a push for healthier lifestyles might extend the quality of life for aging boomers. Among clouds on the horizon: ageism, strained long-term care services and the need to work well past retirement age.
The Health Care Promises We Cannot Keep
Family caregivers pledge to fulfill their loved ones鈥 end-of-life wishes. But too often circumstances change, and they must break their word and guard against breaking hearts 鈥 including their own.
As His Wife鈥檚 Caregiver, A Doctor Discovers What鈥檚 Missing At Health Care’s Core
Harvard psychiatrist Arthur Kleinman shed his 鈥渧eil of ignorance鈥 during 11 years serving as the primary family caregiver for his wife, who had a rare form of early Alzheimer鈥檚 disease. In a new book, 鈥淭he Soul of Care,鈥 he offers suggestions for transforming health care 鈥 just as caregiving transformed him.
Facebook Live: Intimate Lessons From The Front Lines Of Family Caregiving
Family caregivers are the backbone of our nation鈥檚 system of long-term care for older adults. Every year, more than 34 million unpaid caregivers 鈥 mostly family members 鈥 provide essential aid to adults age 50 and older, helping with tasks such as bathing or dressing and, increasingly, performing complex medical tasks such as managing medications, dressing wounds and operating medical equipment.
When Caring For A Sick Spouse Shakes A Marriage To The Core
A long illness creates a real risk: that the relationship will be undermined and essential emotional connections lost.
Cuando cuidar al c贸nyuge enfermo afecta los cimientos del matrimonio
El riesgo es que los matrimonios se vean afectados por la enfermedad y se pierdan las conexiones emocionales esenciales.
