Tag: long-term care

Why Nursing Home Residents Need the Essential Caregivers Act

           THIS TIME ON CODE WACK! Imagine being cut off from Mom – a nursing home resident – for months. You can’t bring her favorite foods, or help dress her, hug her, or even hold her hand. For thousands of […]

‘No Way to Live’: The Cost of Nursing Home Isolation

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   What role do family members and friends play in the lives of nursing home residents? When COVID hit, how were residents impacted when their loved ones were no longer allowed to visit them?  Today we […]

Aging in place is hard. Could neighbors be an answer?

        THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   America is facing a looming crisis in caregiving with an aging population and a scarcity of in-home care resources. Could neighborhood-based care networks offer answers? What becomes possible when they’re in place? To find out, […]

The Caregiving Crisis Is Here – and America Isn’t Ready

          THIS TIME ON CODE WACK!   Suddenly, with little notice, you may find yourself having to step into a caregiving role for a friend or family member. Maybe you already have.  It could be an aging parent, an ailing partner […]