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- Step 1: Acknowledge the challenges associated with long term care in Connecticut
- Step 2: Explore the various long-term care options and funding sources available to Connecticut residents
- Step 3: Evaluate the pros and cons of the various long term care options in Connecticut
- Step 4: Take action providing for possible long term care needs
- Step 5: Review your family circumstances and changes in long term care each year
- AARP Online Groups on Caregiving and Aging - Resources for concerned children and spouses
- Alzheimer’s Association - Information and resources for families coping with Alzheimer’s and dimentia
- Caring For Your Parents Handbook - Handbook published by the Public Broadcasting System
- Conn. Partnership for Long Term Care - News and resources from joint state government and private industry program.
- Family Caregiver Alliance - Information, Advice and Support for Caregiving
- National Alliance for Caregiving - Provides support for family caregivers
- National Council on Aging - Case studies, news, and resources from a national perspective.
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Feb
29
Who are the caregivers?
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In short you and me. We are the people who provide the care for our family members who are chronically ill and can no longer care for themselves.
The demographics according to the National Family Caregivers Association are:
83% of care is provided by families.
About 60% of the people providing care are women. These women are usually [...]
Feb
28
How does where children live or work impact long term care planning?
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The most important aspect of dealing with long term care is having a plan. If a family member becomes chronically ill who, how, where and at what financial cost all become questions of paramount importance.
One of the key factors in developing the plan is where potential caregivers are located.
Since most informal caregivers are family members [...]
Feb
27
What are Family Dymanics?
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One of the key elements of long term care planning is family dynamics.
Family dynamics are the relationships, strengths, abilities, responsibilities and locations of family members and how they help or hinder care of people needing long term care.
It is a key element because the care of the person who is chronically ill will now depend [...]
Feb
26
The importance of organization
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Recently, an experience helping a client with a claim on a totaled vehicle demonstrated the necessity of having important documents organized and available.
These clients were not ill, there was no crisis, they had all their faculties and they were very capable. The problem was getting another copy of the title because the original was [...]
Feb
25
Long-term-care planning is a relatively new field, and the definition of a robust plan is not common among all practices.
One key factor that distinguishes a truly professional plan is the periodic review. Once the plan is implemented, the family should review current circumstances with a professional on an annual basis or more often depending [...]
Feb
25
National Family Caregiver Support Program
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In 2000 the federal government passed the Older Americans Act Amendment which created the National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP).
The NFCSP is designed to work with local agencies to provide five basic services for family caregivers.
Here’s a list of the 5 basic services:
Information to caregivers about available services
Assistance in gaining access to services
Respite care for [...]
Feb
22
If you were fortunate enough to be watching ABC News last night you would have seen a very touching and well done story about the life a young woman dealing with the consequences of caring for her grandparents.
The story highlighted this young woman’s dedication and her deep love for her grandparents, but also described her own personal [...]
Feb
17
There was a big stir last week on Oprah when she offered viewers a free download of Suze Orman’s book Women & Money. Over 1.1 Million copies were downloaded in PDF format. I checked www.oprah.com and there is an excerpt, but the free download is gone.
Interestingly, the book points out that people [...]
Feb
14
Types of Long Term Care
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As part of planning your family’s future long term care needs, it’s useful to review the 4 major types of long term care available:
In-home care involves 3 variations:
Custodial (i.e., non-skilled) care at home
Skilled nursing care at home
Adult day care centers
Assisted living facilities: Independent living within a group environment with some support available.
Continuing care retirement communities [...]
Feb
13
Connecticut Partnership for Long-Term Care Public Forums
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Each year the Connecticut Partnership for Long-Term Care, a division of the State of Connecticut Office of Policy and Management, holds public forums in order to educate the public regarding how the Connecticut Partnership works.
The dates and locations of the forums are listed below:
April 10th Avon Senior Center, Avon
May 7th [...]