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Welcome to the EldercareABC Blog Carnival- Spring Edition. For those of you who are new to blog carnivals, there is a brief explanation of what a carnival is and how you participate at the end of this post.

We’ve all seen it over the past months. Whether it was our parents’ investments tanking or a huge loss in your family’s budget due to job losses, we’re all feeling the pinch of the economic times. Yet home health care costs continue to rise.
Don’t dismay – there are a few tricks up our sleeves that [...]

Whether your parent is still in an independent living situation or another senior living setting, part of your eldercare responsibilities include being prepared in case of a disaster such as fire, hurricane, flood, or other event.

Here are some eldercare tips for disaster preparedness adapted from the Alzheimer’s Association:
Know Your Plan

If [...]

Loving All Phases – Strategies For Accepting The Changes Through Aging
Too often, much of what is being communicated by our elderly parents and friends is overlooked or dismissed. Many a chasm has been created in relationships because someone fails to understand another, and this later phase of life is no exception.

Having spent time coaching nurses [...]

Entrepreneurs and nonprofit organizations alike are jumping on the opportunity to develop senior services and products. Over 1.4 million seniors are currently receive in-home care, and those numbers will double by 2030. This growing population is a prime target for business opportunities.

Here are our picks for the ten hottest trends that will improve the quality [...]

Emergency situations requiring elderly help always shock me quickly into action.  Who doesn’t want to give elderly help to any loved one in the midst of a healthcare crisis!
One summer my family was visiting my aunt in Michigan when they got a call that my grandma had been climbing on a stool, had fallen [...]

“Program for All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) provides the comprehensive elder care that frail seniors need without placing them in a nursing home.
When a person has run out of money to pay for elder care, he will likely apply for Medicaid to pay long term care costs.  If the person cannot live independently [...]

Welcome to the premier  edition of the EldercareABC Carnival. What is a blog Carnival?
Grab your ticket and join the fun as caregivers join the EldercareABC Carnival to share in the fun and offer support to one another along the way.
Midway Highlights
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, PhD arrived first on the Eldercare ABC Carnival Midway  and reminds us [...]