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• Why Educating Your Caregiver is a Win Win

  Apr 26th, 2016

  

  It’s common for your loved one’s needs to change over time. If you’re lucky, you have a trusted caregiver who really connects with your senior, understands his or her needs, and is responsive to your input and concerns. But even the best caregivers may need some guidance and direction when a new set of medical circumstances arises. Helping your caregiver understand changes in care, and giving them the tools to handle them, benefits the aging adult, the family, and the caregiver, too. 

• Caregiver Cash and Expense Management

  Apr 21st, 2016

  

  We are often so busy worrying about the cost of a caregiver’s salary that we often neglect to consider the other costs related to having someone in your home caring for a parent or elderly relative. The expenses are minor compared with the commitment you made to paying a qualified caregiver, but they need to be considered and accounted for when calculating the total financial commitment to in-home.

• Do I Need A Nurse Or A Senior Caregiver?

  Apr 19th, 2016

  

  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? 

• Starting the Conversation About Elder Care With Aging Parents

  Apr 14th, 2016

  

  For many of us, a week does not go by without someone raising the topic of home care for an aging parent. The path to resolution is a long one. Parents are often resistant, or even in denial. Grown children are worried about safety, hygiene, driving, or having enough food in the fridge.

• Ten Topics Everyone Should Discuss with a New Caregiver

  Dec 15th, 2015

  

  Helping your new caregiver succeed is one of the most important roles you’ll play as you manage the home care needs of yourself or your loved ones.

  Using the checklist below, be sure to go over each item from the get-go -- and periodically during the time you employ home help. Nearly all misunderstandings between a caregiver and a family can be avoided by following these 10 simple tips.

• Four Years Later, I No Longer Feel There is No Future

  Dec 2nd, 2015

  

  This Thanksgiving weekend marked the 4th anniversary of my near-death accident when an out-of-control SUV with a sleeping driver barreled into my bicycle.

• Thanks & LeanOnWe Supports the Wounded Warrior Project This Giving Tuesday

  Dec 1st, 2015

  

  In the true spirit of the season, LeanOnWe is showing its appreciation not only with words, but with deeds by giving to the Wounded Warrior Project.

• Christmas Eve? Memorial Day? When to Offer Holiday Pay to Your Caregiver

  Nov 20th, 2015

  

  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.

• Why We Started LeanOnWe

  Jul 26th, 2015

  

  People always want to know how we came up with the idea of LeanOnWe. Well, to make a bad pun, it was something that I literally fell into after being hit head-on while bicycling one autumn day in 2011.

• Thinking About Dad

  Jun 20th, 2015

  

  This Father’s Day will be the second without my father following his passing last May. Like most children who have lost a parent, I think of him frequently.

• Attorneys Prioritize Fighting Elder Abuse

  Apr 21st, 2015

  

  In a national survey of hundreds elder law attorneys across the country conducted in 2014, more than 50% indicated that elder abuse is one of the issues they confront most frequently in their practices.

• Video: Founder Ron Gold Walks For The First Time in 3 Years

  Apr 9th, 2015

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