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My Alzheimer’s journey
To seek help in understanding the latest trends in research, I reached out to the Alzheimer’s Association earlier this year. What follows is a partial...
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Youth caregivers administer medication and provide other medically complex care
More than 40 million Americans provide care to an elderly or chronically ill relative at home. An increasing number of these caregivers are children or...
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Millennials struggle to balance demands of work, caring for aging family members
When Jennifer Levin’s father was diagnosed six years ago with a degenerative neurological disease, she began trying to manage his care in New York from...
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A window to the future? When a parent has Huntington’s, children are caregivers and potential carriers
Seth Rotberg was 15 years old when his mother was diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease. The diagnosis brought an end to years of confusion about his...
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Dementia and gun ownership are a dangerous combination. One gun range owner has a solution.
John Phillips is the owner of one of California's largest shooting ranges and a full-throated advocate of gun rights. But he joined his family in...
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Children of military caregivers at higher risk of health challenges, social isolation
Children in military families often face challenges: switching schools, moving to new places, missing a parent who is deployed. But for children of service members...
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New ‘equality index’ to highlight LGBT-friendly senior care facilities
A nationwide survey is being developed to evaluate long-term care communities on how equitably they treat their LGBTQ residents. Two prominent advocacy groups —The Human...
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This millennial helps other young caregivers find freedom through technology
For anyone newly managing their parents’ finances, trying to understand medical directives, or generally feeling overwhelmed by the responsibilities of caring for a family member,...
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Choir gives voice to people with dementia and their caregivers
Bruce and Anne Hunt had not been part of a singing group in more than 50 years, but they were among the first to sign...
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Do YOU give a care? is an effort led by The SCAN Foundation to highlight the caregiving role that more than 10 million millennials are playing in their families.
