Family caregiving is most often thought of as an experience that comes with our parents aging, and that of course is true, but caregiving isn't age specific. It can happen at any time. My husband was diagnosed with MS when he was 31. Children are born with Downs Syndrome and teenagers are in car accidents.
There is a growing subpopulation... Read more
Everyone knows that one of the keys to success is education and that holds true for family caregivers as well. In our case, the terminology is called "health literacy." What exactly do I mean by health literacy?
It is generally defined as our capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and the... Read more
With the presidential election looming there is a great deal of buzz about what a new administration will bring. Among those of us who are wrapped up in the issues of healthcare reform, there is a palpable level of energy in the air. You hear around town: "This is our time. We have a window that will stay open only for a few years. We must be... Read more
I am on a plane as I write this, returning from a meeting about patient safety. I'm involved with a number of organizations that deal with this topic. Sometimes the meetings are a bit esoteric and include discussions that are somewhat too clinical for my non-medical brain to follow. But at other times we discuss issues that shouldn't be... Read more
While listening to one of the Republican debates prior to the South Carolina primary I was horrified to hear all of the candidates say that America had the best healthcare system in the world. The reality is we don't. By virtually every statistical measure we fall behind many other countries. Ours is for sure the most expensive healthcare... Read more
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