Aging and Family Caregiving Home

Media Coverage and Depictions

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Social Workers Are Awesome
GeriPal.org 3/15/10
It is often the social worker on the team that understands what is really going on with the patient and identifies the key details that make it possible to effectively care for them.

Healing ill children's families, too
Washington Post 12/1/10
"That was really important to me - that the father saw that child before he died," said Edie Mead, a social worker in the neonatal intensive-care unit at Children's Hospital.

Master's candidate implements award-winning program for caregivers
NorthJersey.com  1/26/11       
Teaneck resident Caryn Loffman, a candidate in the MSW program at Touro College's Graduate School of Social Work, was recently recognized for her involvement in the "Take a Break" program she helped to implement at Hackensack University Medical Center.

Program helps the elderly avoid dangerous falls
Madison.com 1/27/11
Social worker Susan Maloney talks about the importance of good shoes, with good tread, during a class at Park Glen Commons in Madison aimed at preventing falls.

Caring for the caregiver: Peer Counseling Program offers help
Naples Daily News 4/25/11
A licensed clinical social worker, she and her husband Norm Johnston took care of her father Ivan Escott, Jr. for five years as he dealt with Parkinson's disease and ultimately, dementia. “I wasn't prepared for it,” says Escott.

Alzheimer's Caregivers Need Care, Too
U.S. News & World Report  4/27/11
But caregivers can take various steps to protect their health, says Rebecca Axline, a clinical social worker at the Nantz National Alzheimer Center in Houston. To keep stress in check, for instance, she emphasizes the need to find time and ways to reenergize, to keep meaningful things in your life and to remain social and participate in your favorite activities.

A Missed Opportunity to Recruit Specialists in Elder Care
New York Times (blog) 6/20/11
By PAULA SPAN We face a shortage of all kinds of health care professionals with expertise in treating older patients: geriatricians, nurse-practitioners, social workers, geriatric psychiatrists. Well, scratch that — we already have such a shortage, as a report from the Institute of Medicine made clear back in 2008.

Tips For Helping Your Aging Parents
Patch.com  7/7/11
“We can help you locate appropriate programs such as driving assessments for your elderly parents,” Lori Zimmerman, MSW, LCSW, with ElderLink St. Louis, said, “as well as home safety and memory assessments.”

In Westchester, catering to the graying market
Westfair Online 7/11/11
Anne Pagano in Yonkers is a geriatric care manager who helps seniors manage their daily lives. Pagano, who is also a licensed clinical social worker, said professional geriatric care managers assist seniors and their families to navigate a complex and fragmented array of services.

Who Needs a Vacation? Family Caregivers!
Huffington Post 8/9/11
Maria L. Hood, LCSW, ACSW, Director of Discharge Planning at White Plains Hospital Center where VNSNY is a preferred provider of home care services, says this kind of "staycation" is a lifeline for caregivers.

 


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