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Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide

Author, blogger and eldercare columnist

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Obama administration pledges millions to fight Alzheimer’s; clinical trial tests Alzheimer’s drug

We’ve been waiting for details and now they are here. The Obama administration plan to end Alzheimer’s disease by the year 2025 was announced May 15, 2012 by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. The plan pledges millions of dollars for researchers as well as for those providing care and services for people... Read more Chevron

posted 05/16/2012, comments (0)|

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Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide

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NPR investigates the true cost of giving up a job to be a family caregiver

Many of who have vulnerable loved ones would prefer to provide hands-on care ourselves. For some, that means considering whether to continue with outside employment or quit a job to care for our loved one full-time. In Discovering The True Cost Of At-Home Caregiving, NPR’s series “Family Matters: The Money Squeeze,” the... Read more Chevron

posted 05/11/2012, comments (0)|

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CMS presents a series of videos for caregivers addressing medication concerns

Caregivers tend to spend significant time digging for useful information to better care for their loved ones, a need which often escalates when the care receiver transitions from one care setting to another. During these transitions, caregivers often need additional guidance, especially in handling medication changes. To help with this issue, the... Read more Chevron

posted 05/03/2012, comments (0)|

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Trish Vradenburg, Health Guide

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I'm a playwright, author, television writer, and Alzheimer’s disease advocate. My husband George and I founded UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, with the goal of finding a cure or treatment for Alzheimer’s by the year 2020.

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The Case for Choice

The other day my husband and I were making out our Last Will and Testament. Not a fun chore, to be sure, but ultimately necessary (though, of course, we're never going to die). The one thing we don't agree on is our living will. My husband wants to have a DNR (do not resuscitate) clause to be used if he is simply prolonging his life --... Read more Chevron

posted 05/01/2012, comments (3)|

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Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide

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Changes in nursing home environment improves Alzheimer’s care

Nursing homes of old were modeled for the efficiency of the staff, many being replicas of WWII military hospitals. Times are, thankfully, changing. Much of this change in the US has been lead by people involved in the Pioneer Network, an organization dedicated to culture change in elder care. However, world-wide, culture change in the... Read more Chevron

posted 04/17/2012, comments (0)|

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