Caregiver Toolkit
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Millions of Americans provide care for an aging parent or loved one who lives far away. Long-distance caregiving brings unique challenges — you cannot see day-t...
The first few weeks after a hospital discharge are the most dangerous period for patients. Nearly one in five Medicare patients is readmitted within 30 days, an...
Caring for a loved one can be one of the most meaningful things you ever do. It can also be one of the most exhausting. Caregiver burnout is a real and widespre...
Few conversations are harder than telling a parent they need more help. Whether you are concerned about their safety at home, worried about their ability to man...
Managing medications at home is one of the most critical — and most error-prone — responsibilities family caregivers take on. When a loved one is discharged fro...
Falls are the leading cause of injury and injury-related death among adults over 65 in the United States. For family caregivers, preventing falls is not just ab...
The Bronx is home to nearly 1.5 million people, many of them aging adults managing chronic conditions in a borough where healthcare access has historically been...
Durable medical equipment — wheelchairs, hospital beds, oxygen concentrators, walkers, CPAP machines — is one of those things you never think about until you de...
When a loved one receives a terminal diagnosis in New York City, the world can feel like it's closing in. The noise of the city — the sirens, the crowds, the co...
Nobody hands you a manual when you become a caregiver. One day your parent is independent, and the next you're managing medications, coordinating therapy schedu...
Coming home from the hospital often means coming home with a new or changed medication regimen. For many patients, especially older adults managing multiple con...