Home Care

Saki Knafo

Protestors Take On The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, 15 Arrested

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Governor Pat Quinn, Cme, Home Care, Pat Quinn, Tax Breaks, Disability Servies, Ece, CME Group, Child Poverty, Cme Protests, Standup Chicago, Governor Quinn, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Early Childhood Education, Corporate Tax Breaks, Chicago News

Just days after thousands of protesters descended on Chicago to rally against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 15 people were arrested outside ...

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The ‘Make It Or Break It’ Age For Your Health (And 8 Ways To Revamp Your Routine)

Nancy Deville | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Accelerated Aging, Aging, Home Care, Cooking How-To, Mindfulness, Dieting, Cooking, Cookbooks, Health, Meditation, Bioidentical Hormones, Toxins, Self-Care, Personal Health, Stop Aging Process, Stop Skin Aging, Beauty and Skin, Wellness, Natural Health, Healthy Living News
Nancy Deville

The early 40s are the years to make significant changes to head off accelerated aging. It's a "make or break it" time of life. You can tailspin into aging, or you can revamp and renew yourself.

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Home-Based Newborn Care: Reaching the Hard-to-Reach

Rajesh Anandan | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Johnson and Johnson, Newborn Care, Home Care, Rajesh Anandan, Unicef, Global Motherhood, Bblog-Globalmotherhood, Impact News
Rajesh Anandan

Each day, an estimated 8,000 babies die within the first 28 days of life. Most of these babies are born in developing countries, where births occur at home, because the health facility is too far, care is not free, or home birth is the social norm.

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Exercise at My Age?! Encouraging Fitness in Challenging Situations

Kathryn Haslanger | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Yoga Therapy, Yoga, Caregiving, Healthy Living Body, Senior Citizens, Home Care, Healthy Living News, Personal Health, Exercise, Home Health Aide, Fitness and Exercise, Family Caregiver, Caregivers, Exercise Tips, Elderly, Healthy Living News
Kathryn Haslanger

For those in their 70s, 80s or 90s, regular exercise may be a new concept. They did not grow up hearing about the many benefits of a regular fitness routine, and it could take some coaxing and some creative planning to get them to partake.

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Commentary On Minimum Wage For Home Care Workers

Rita Zeidner | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: U.S. Labor Department, Minimum Wage, In-Home Aides, International Franchise Association, Home Care, Aging Population, Elderly Care, Health Reform, Fifty News
Rita Zeidner

As the nation focuses on health reform, a debate over the pay of workers providing in-home care to the elderly and sick brews below the surface.

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Caregiving, and All That Jazz

Marki Flannery | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Caregiving Advice, Caregiving, Home Care, Music Therapy, Jazz, Home Health Care, Caregivers, Home Health Aide, Good News News
Marki Flannery

Stop me if you've heard this one before. A jazz singer walks into a senior center...

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Looking Out for Homecare Workers, Looking Out for Our Future

Ai-jen Poo | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Caregiving, Home Care, Elderly Care, Elderly Caregiving, Fifty News
Ai-jen Poo

By 2050, 27 million Americans are expected to need long-term home care. If the workers we all depend on for these services are not fairly compensated or protected, we can't expect quality care for the long-term.

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Lila Shapiro

The Latest Front In The Battle Over Minimum Wage

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Minimum Wage Increase, Minimum Wage, Home Care, Home Health Care Minimum Wage, Health Care Costs, Home-Health-Care-Workers-Wages, Labor Department, Jobs, Obama Administration, Home Health Care Wages, Minimum Wage Laws, Home Health Care, Health Care, Obama Health Care, Business News

In the latest fight against minimum wage laws, home health care companies are lobbying to make sure new measures doesn't raise the wages of its workfo...

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Dave Jamieson

Obama Backs Controversial Pay Raise

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Minimum Wage, Labor, Video, Hilda Solis, Home Care, Work, Nurses, Labor Department, Overtime, Health Care, Unions, Barack Obama, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- In a move sure to please labor leaders and worker advocates, President Obama came out in support Thursday of a long-awaited change to la...

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Helping a Sick Loved One Transition From Hospital to Home

Kathryn Haslanger | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Hospital Care, Caregiving, Home Care, Family Caregiver, Caregivers, Healthy Living Body, Personal Health, Hospitalization, Primary Care, Hospital Discharge, Medicare, Healthy Living News
Kathryn Haslanger

The day a family member enters the hospital is the day to start planning for the trip back home. Nobody wants to go to the hospital, but as hospital stays get shorter, an increasing burden is falling on family caregivers.

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Would You Do This? Profound Stories of Caregiving

Leann Reynolds | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Alzheimer's, Dementia, Caregiving, Home Care, Muscualr Dystrophy, Homewatch Caregivers, Caregiver, Als, Lou Gehrig's Disease, In Home Care, Family, Impact News
Leann Reynolds

It can be quite challenging to select just one winner from the many applicants around the country who make up the 65 million family caregivers in the United States. All of these individuals are giving so much to care for a loved one.

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Health Care Greed Lobby Needs Visit From Seal Team 6

Paul Kleyman | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, New York Times, Nursing Homes, Home Care, Lobbyists, Direct Care Workers, Politics News
Paul Kleyman

Costs need to be controlled. That will take a president and national leadership being Osama-decisive in the health care Situation Room.

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When It Comes to Home Care, One Size Does Not Fit All (Part 1): Multiple Sclerosis

Marki Flannery | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Hospice, Home Care, Multiple Sclerosis, Home Health Aid, Home Care Ms, Home Health Aid Ms, Home Health Aid Multiple Sclerosis, Home Care Multiple Sclerosis, Healthy Living News
Marki Flannery

Home health care is anything but a one-size-fits-all profession. I find that Americans -- particularly New Yorkers -- are becoming increasingly empowered to ask for customized care.

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Sustaining A Caregiver's Hope Through A Loved One’s Recovery From Traumatic Brain Injury

Kathryn Haslanger | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Gabrielle Giffords, Stroke, Home Care, Traumatic Brain Injury, Astronaut Mark Kelly, Caregiving, Caregiver Advice, Gabby Giffords, Caregiver Tips, Mark Kelly Astronaut, Caregiving Tips, Representative Giffords, Rep Giffords, Caregiving Advice, Caregiver Support, Mark Kelly, Caregivers, Healthy Living News
Kathryn Haslanger

Some people criticize the decision made by Rep. Gifford's husband, Mark Kelly, to return to work, but every family must decide for themselves the best way to heal.

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Making End-Of-Life Care A Family Tradition

Jeanne Dennis | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Hospice, Home Care, Advance Directives, End of Life Care, Death & Dying, Coping With Death, Hospice Care, End-of-Life Planning, Healthy Living News
Jeanne Dennis

New York City is a rich cultural, ethnic and religious tapestry, and those in my field must understand a complex set of traditions and beliefs before introducing conversations about death and dying.

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Home Health Aides: On the Front Lines of Caregiving

Marki Flannery | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Caregiving, Home Assistance, Health, Home Health Assistance, Home Health Aids, Home Health Aide, Home Health Aides, Home Health Aid, Home Care, Home Caregiver, Home Caregiving, Healthy Living News
Marki Flannery

Many adult children want to do the caregiving themselves but are simply unable to step away from their lives for this often full-time job. So what do you do?

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Long Term Care: The Solutions You Should Be Talking About Now

Ken Dychtwald Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Caring for Elderly, Care Giver, Caregiving, Home Care, Caregiver, Elder Care, Home Caregiver, Primary Caregiver, Healthy Living News
Ken Dychtwald Ph.D.

This month is Long Term Care Awareness Month. Taking a moment to think about your -- and your family's -- possible future long-term care needs is critical for us all.

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Real Family Values: 9 Ways to Support Families in Hard Times

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Home Care, Social Security, Green Jobs, Tax Equity, 2010 Elections, Medicare for All, Part-Time Jobs, Jobs, Community Colleges, Paid Sick Leave, Housing Crisis, Land Trusts, Veterans, Precautionary Principle, Minimum Wage, 2010, Advertising, Cradle to Prison Pipeline, Marriage Equity, Foreclosure, Head Start, Cancer, Medicare, Health Care, Domestic Violence, Politics News
Sarah van Gelder

For years, the Right dominated the dialogue on "family values." But what does it really mean to support families, especially in a time of economic har...

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Millions of Lives Will Be Changed By Home Health Care Cuts

David Mixner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Government, HIV/AIDS, Congress, Cms, Home Care, Health Policy, Health Care Reform, Medicare, Democrats, Chronic Illness, Home News
David Mixner

Those of us who lived through the worst of the HIV/AIDS epidemic from the early 1980s through the mid-1990s have a very special spot in our heart for ...

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Adapting Your Home for Aging Family Members

Kathryn Haslanger | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Elder Care, Dementia Caregiving, Aging, Caregiver, Caregiving, Family Caregiver, Home Care, Home Caregiver, Healthy Living News
Kathryn Haslanger

Because dementia patients are very resistant to changes in their environment, and this resistance only increases over time, the earlier modifications can be made, the better.

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20 Ways to 'Detox' Your Home

Dr. Frank Lipman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Detoxing Your Home, Home Care, Health, Frank Lipman, Integrative Medicine, Home Detox, Detoxification, Detox, Healthy Living News
Dr. Frank Lipman

The average home contains 500-1,000 chemicals, many of which we are unable to see, smell or taste. These chemicals may be tolerated individually, but could be dangerous in combination or in larger doses.

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Home-Care Program Reunites Mother And daughter, 110 And 85

washingtonpost.com | Michael E. Ruane | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mother Daughter Relationship, Family, Mother Daughter Reunited, Home Care, Healthy Living News

One hundred and ten-year-old Eddye is happy to be reunited with her daughter, 85-year-old Edythe after three years followomg Edythe's recovery from br...

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Alzheimer's Disease: Caring for the Caregiver

Kathryn Haslanger | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Dementia, Family, Aging, Alzheimer's, Home Care, Family Care, Healthy Living News
Kathryn Haslanger

According to the Alzheimer's Association, there are 8.9 million people in the U.S. caring for someone over the age of 50 who has dementia. This is a full 20 percent of all family caregivers in this country.

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Providing Home Care Without Self-Sacrifice

Kathryn Haslanger | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Caregiving, Caregiver, Aging, Home Health Care, Family Caregiver, Home Care, Health Advice, Healthy Living News
Kathryn Haslanger

According to the Family Caregiver Alliance, caregivers report chronic conditions (including heart disease, cancer, diabetes and arthritis) at nearly twice the rate of non-caregivers.

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National Nurses Week 2010: Building Community Through Home Care (VIDEO)

Paula Wilson, RN | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Health, Community Organizing, Healthy Living, Home Care, National Nurses Week, Healthy Lifestyle, Health Advice, Video, Healthy Living News
Paula Wilson, RN

At the end of the day, the basic care of patients--attending to the physical, emotional and spiritual needs, does not change. Home care will become more and more important as a way to keep Americans healthy.

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