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Combining Home Care & Activity Coaching Improves Function in Care Recipients
, CaregivingAs older adults come to need help from paid or informal caregivers, the health changes that necessitate this assistance often mean they have fewer opportunities…
Read MoreTRENDING NOW: Number of Family Caregivers to Drop as Need Rises
, CaregivingA recent report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine found that the number of potential family caregivers is shrinking at a time…
Read MoreOut of the Blue: New Model Helps Family Caregivers of Stroke Sufferers
, CaregivingStrokes provide numerous challenges to not only the sufferer of the stroke, but also to that individual’s caregiver. Because of the suddenness of strokes, many…
Read MoreThe Cost of Caregiving: Putting a Price on Tech That Helps Caregivers
, CaregivingHow much would you be willing to pay for technology to help with the caregiving of an older adult in your life? Researchers recently sought…
Read MoreGive Me a Break: How Adult Day Services Impact Caregivers’ Stress
, CaregivingMany studies have shown that family caregivers are at greater risk for a variety of poor health outcomes due to the stressful nature of caregiving.…
Read MoreStress in Older Adult Caregivers
, CaregivingMany older adults find themselves serving as unpaid or informal caregivers to spouses or family members, and a growing body of research has shown how…
Read MoreSurprising Differences for Caregivers on the Relationship between Depression & Disability
, CaregivingA number of studies have demonstrated that depression symptoms and disability increase the risk of each other, but new research comparing caregivers and noncaregivers digs…
Read MoreA Closer Look at Person- & Family-Centered Care
, CaregivingA recent article in Public Policy and Aging Report looks at the importance of person- and family-centered care (PFCC) when individuals and their families are…
Read MoreSpousal Caregivers: Who’s the Frailest of Them All?
, Aging & Social Factors, CaregivingA number of studies have looked at the negative health consequences associated with spousal caregiving, but little attention has been paid to how the cognitive…
Read MoreHow Levels of Engagement in Work, Volunteering & Caregiving Affect Well-Being
, Aging & Wellness, CaregivingA recent study in The Gerontologist examined how psychological well-being is impacted by different types of engagement in productive activities, such as paid work, family…
Read MoreA Peek at the Public’s Experiences & Expectations of Caregiving
, CaregivingRecently, the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago and the Associated Press conducted their second major study on expectations surrounding ongoing living…
Read MoreResearch Reveals Many “Hidden” Positive Impacts of Caregiving
, CaregivingA recent literature review suggests that the effects on caregiving on informal, unpaid caregivers need to be reappraised. Much of the literature on caregiving emphasizes…
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