How the Yellow Ribbon Fund Keeps Military Families Together
During this season of thanks and gratitude, LeanOnWe offers annual appreciation and support to those who serve in America's armed forces.
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Memorial Day? Fourth of July? When to Offer Holiday Pay to Your Caregiver
If you don’t have a holiday pay plan in place with your caregiver, this season is a good time to decide whether you’ll offer holiday pay throughout the year.
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Keeping Eyes and Ears on Your Parents' Home Care
Monitoring your parents’ in-home care is essential to ensuring they receive the best possible assistance, yet it can be challenging while balancing the demands of your own life, family, and career.
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6 Common Caregiver Myths Debunked
Myth #1: Medicare covers the cost of home care. Neither Medicare nor Medicare supplements or other private health insurance plans cover non-medical home care. Medicare will cover short-term, intermittent care services in the home through a licensed agency...
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Building Homes & Rebuilding Lives
As Americans gather at home to start the winter holiday season this Thanksgiving, we’d like to share the story of an organization that builds homes for disabled veterans so they, too, can more easily gather at home with friends and family.
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Do I Need A Nurse Or A Senior Caregiver?
My mom needs help with putting in eyedrops. Does this mean I need a registered nurse or a senior caregiver? My dad has a Hoyer lift to transfer him out of bed. Should I find someone skilled or can a strong companion help him?Â
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Walk This Month to Advance Alzheimer's Care and Research
With Alzheimer's disease currently affecting more than 6.5 million Americans, each fall the Alzheimer's Association seeks to raise awareness and fund a cure with the international Walk to End Alzheimer's.
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Standing with Ukraine and our Eastern European Caregivers
We find ourselves glued to the events in Ukraine – and with hundreds of European caregivers on the LeanOnWe network, we know we’re not alone.
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From Chunking to Chicken Dancing: Simple Memory Strategies for Everyday Life
Memory loss is one of the most frequent complaints of aging adults and whether your memory loss is part of aging, or part of a more serious condition, it undeniably impacts quality of life.
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A "Pawsome" Idea for Giving Tuesday
When we think about making an impact during today’s nationwide Giving Tuesday, we typically consider how each one of us can give of our time, our money, or both. But it’s not just humans who can give.
Sometimes help is just a few four-legged steps away.
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Ten Years of "Why Me?" v. "Why Not Me?"
Gratitude is one of those terms that gets tossed around a lot these days, particularly on this holiday. -
Five Creative Ways to Keep the Holiday Magic Alive for Seniors
With holiday shopping underway and Americans looking for all the right gifts, when it comes to older relatives, it’s good to step back and ask what our aging loved ones really want -- and need -- this holiday season.