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1. N.J. has one of highest rates of elder abuse in country
(Health/Healthquest)

... members of the American public. I know because it happened to me.” NCPC as well as those in New Jersey involved with seniors encourages seniors, family members, friends, caregivers and medical providers ...

2. Elder caregivers need to be top on their own priority list
(Health/Healthquest)

... me: “Who cares for the caregiver?” As a result of that statement, this man wrote the following poem and sent it to me to share with all other caregivers: Who cares for the caregiver? When we are ...

3. Christie signs Schultz's law, upgrading penalties for killing police and rescue dogs
(N.J./State)

... of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and their family members and caregivers, assessing the availability and affordability of existing services, programs, facilities, and agencies to meet those needs, ...

4. N.J. bill creating database of disabled persons will help distribute services
(Opinion/Commentary)

... also stimulates that the following information be collected: the person's name and contact information, guardian, if applicable, and any primary caregivers; the person's age, gender, race or ethnicity, ...

5. Avoid taking an elder with Alzheimer's on vacation
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... time you take a vacation at an assisted living facility. Wouldn't the ALF be a strange surrounding? Alzheimer's caregivers face this problem all the time. The airplane ride is the only big issue. ...

6. Freixenet truck makes its debut and Memorial Day recipes
(Life/Style)

... not-for-profit service organization, providing support services for people living with HIV/AIDS and their caregivers. The Center in Asbury Park offers its clients and volunteers a safe haven in order to ...

7. N.J. plans to provide housing for 600 residents with developmental disabilities by summer 2013
(N.J./State)

... that the housing needs of individuals with developmental disabilities and their caregivers are enormous, state Community Affairs Commissioner Lori Grifa said. “As part of this initiative, the Department ...

8. N.J. legislators move to prevent $70M in Medicaid cuts to nursing homes
(Health/Healthquest)

... home employees. It is wrong to saddle these people with the burden of fixing the state’s fiscal problems.” “These cuts could lead to more costs for the state down the road,” Cryan said. “Displaced caregivers ...

9. Cataract Surgery
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... that it is still a surgery and thus, it’s important for the patient as well as the caregivers to be prepared for the adjustments that will follow. This article tells you about cataract surgery recover ...

10. Patients are released from hospital too soon and still sick
(Health/Healthquest)

... angry! Answer: You have a right to be angry! It has been documented that patients are being discharged from hospitals quicker and sicker. This places a great burden on the family caregivers and can ...

11. Elder caregiver guilt can be deadly
(Health/Healthquest)

... guilt. But too many caregivers feel guilty because they feel they have not lived up to certain personal standards — whether their own or someone else's. Or they feel only they can do everything for ...

12. Elder care costs are tax deductible
(Money/Economy)

... elder's or sandwich generation's income taxes. With a new year upon us, caregivers should track costs now for 2011taxes. Or, if you have bills and/or checks for 2010, you can include these costs in ...

13. How to choose a nursing home: Staff longevity equals happier residents
(Health/Healthquest)

... to cope with being in an assisted living facility and your mother's condition. Other critical elements involve the staffing philosophy and turnover rates of key caregivers. Staff assigned to the same ...

14. Human caregiving machine wears down as does any machine
(Health/Healthquest)

... in it." Our discussion continued about the daughter's reaction to these changes. From that conversation and others with a wide range of caregivers, the 4A's of Caregiving was developed. This process ...

15. New Jersey’s medicinal marijuana program strikes right balance for both patients and the public
(Opinion/Commentary)

... and California, New Jersey has implemented commonsense rules, based on clinical standards designed to protect the general public's safety as well as the safety of participating patients and their caregivers. ...

16. Doctors need to stop dangerous older drivers, study says
(Health/Healthquest)

... and family members and caregivers need to be more pro-active in identifying those who are unsafe drivers. Lead author of the study Dr. Donald Iverson of the Humboldt Neurological Medical Group, California, ...

17. State issues strict rules for N.J. medical marijuana
(Health/Healthquest)

... patients by July 2011. The Department of Health and Senior Services has released its draft rules, which explain how patients, primary caregivers, physicians, cultivators and dispensaries will be able ...

18. Family role reversal is inevitable with aging parents
(Health/Healthquest)

... a role reversal. In my caregivers programs, I talk about the various roles we play in life — as many as 50 different ones. I've long said "Being a sandwich generationer is a new role on the stage ...

19. Feral cats
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... colony full of trash and other hazards. Humane euthanasia would have been a better outcome for these poor cats. TNR is for the caregivers, not the cats! Gives them a warm and fuzzy feeling inside as ...

20. Washington understands it takes a village to raise a child
(Opinion/Commentary)

... under the FMLA. In doing, so we have expanded FMLA protections to cover loving caregivers that have traditionally been left out. It's called in loco parentis, a Latin phrase and legal doctrine that may ...