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Caregiver Creep (opens the original)
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In supporting a parent or aging loved one, when does being a helpful son, daughter, friend, or partner become something more? Latest reporting for The Guardian US on the often-difficult-to-recognize phenomenon of caregiver creep. This is when the snowball of small tasks — picking up medications, running to the store — becomes a caregiving avalanche. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://subs
Can I Speak to the Manager? (opens the original)
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Does mom need help filing complicated insurance claims? Could dad benefit from an advocate at the doctor’s appointment that you can’t make? Then ask to speak to the manager — an aging life care manager. To get the full scoop on this service, HYB spoke with Kate Granigan, LICSW, geriatric social worker, and chief engagement officer at Boston-based Alder. Aging life care management companies like Alder connect families with health care pros — social workers, nurses, and therapists — to navigate pl
Video Killed the Radio Star (opens the original)
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The people I’ve been fortunate enough to interview come honestly to the work of caring for others and share a desire to reimagine how we can improve that in this country. They approach this as policy advocates, financial advisors, therapists, writers, doctors, social workers, vets, and start-up founders. Their professions are varied, but collectively they have such heart, creativity, and intention for making things better. The conversations have been illuminating, hilarious, and profoundly hopef
Summer Grief Hits Different (opens the original)
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This might seem like a left turn for HYB, but caregiving, aging, and this living business means we’ll all confront death. Beyond death is grief, this other dimension of relating to loss and the person who is no longer physically present. Grief for me is a suspended space, a fuzzy frequency or current that hums in the background where those relationships continue as we carry on. It’s a space without boundaries or time zones. It’s a sensation that just shows up unannounced, so below is a round-up
Care Is a Justice Issue (opens the original)
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This week’s episode with Nicole Jorwic, Chief Program Officer of Caring Across Generations, hit on so many important and intersectional topics: community building, policy work, and social justice. Caring Across Generations has been forging a path forward to transform systems of care in this country. We will all benefit from this. I bet that before you’re done listening to my chat with Nicole you’ll be <a href="https://caringacross.org/campaig
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