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Assisted Living and Addiction

Chicago Caregiving

Tips for navigating assisted living options when your loved one has addiction About 1 million adults aged 65 and older in the U.S. Addiction can be a big problem for older adults heading into assisted living facilities. It’s rare to find an assisted living facility that offers rehabilitation options.

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EdenHill Senior Living Communities Starts In-House Hospice Business

Hospice News

The EdenHospice team includes a hospice physician, director of nursing, chaplain, social worker, aides and volunteers. EdenHill Communities, established in 1906, offers a continuum of care that includes independent and assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, caregiving and now hospice services.

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Documenting Caregiver Experiences

Chicago Caregiving

Evanston-based anthropologist Rebecca Berman, PhD, spoke with nearly 30 caregivers about their experiences, asking each person about how they became a caregiver, how they find resources, and what they wish society better understood. Caregiving Magazine : What compelled you to explore caregivers’ experiences?

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Keep Connecting

Chicago Caregiving

With age, someone may need to live closer to family members who will help them, or a person might take on caregiving responsibilities for someone else. Stephanie Bailey is a social worker and program coordinator at the Caring For Caregivers program at Rush University Medical Center. Coordinate with family members.

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Lifematters Selects AlayaCare as a Home Care Software Partner

AlayaCare

Lifematters employs more than 1,500 caregivers across the mid-Atlantic region in Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C., The company works with clients to create customized care plans and employs highly trained, skilled caregivers and care managers.

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5 Strategies for Strengthening Referral Relationships in Post-Acute Care

Home Care Pulse

Demonstrate your high-quality care whenever possible Key Takeaways Share: We’re Home Care Pulse, a leading provider of experience management & surveys, caregiver/CNA training, and online reputation management. Their social worker calls with four new referrals to begin hospice services.

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Creating Spaces

Chicago Caregiving

The C wing of Westminster Place , an assisted living community in Evanston, used to be a sleepy corridor with dull, mass-produced artwork. Around the same time, Jacqueline Willrich, 86, a retired French teacher at Northwestern University and social worker, also arrived at Westminster.

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