Chicago Caregiving

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The Care Plan helps people navigate healthcare systems not set up for LGBTQ+ or racially diverse caregivers. After her wife was diagnosed with stage IV cancer in 2011, Marsha Wetzel spent the next two years taking care of Judy, her partner of 30 years, until Judy entered hospice care. This includes the 2.4

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Chicago Caregiving

JANUARY 3, 2024

Scott’s sister has dementia and lives six hours away from him — a distance that introduces unique caregiving challenges. Scott’s caregiving journey began about seven years ago, when he started noticing symptoms in his sister that he suspected were early signs of dementia. I’m not on my own anymore.”

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Chicago Caregiving

JUNE 29, 2023

Take your turn in our first-ever caregiving game, and learn everything you need for each step of the way Your child has a disabling accident. This includes health insurance, long-term care policies, veterans’ benefits, and disability insurance. Step seven Care for yourself Caring for others can be grueling over time.

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GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

Alex: And we are delight to welcome Lindsey Yourman, who is a geriatrician, she’s a longtime friend and mentee, and is now a peer and is a key component of the ePrognosis working group and helped originate the ideas that led to ePrognosis and she’s now San Diego County’s Chief Geriatrics Officer. Welcome to GeriPal, Lindsey.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The good news is that the financial case for comprehensive dementia care is changing thanks to a new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) alternative payment model (APM) called Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model. And we’re seeing some hope the first time in a long time. It requires a fight.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 20, 2023

He’s a geriatrician and Chair of Public Policy for the California Association of Long-Term Care Medicine. For example, bachelor’s degrees for social workers. The issue is that we don’t have a long-term care system. Welcome back to the GeriPal podcast, Mike. Great to be back.

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