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Geriatric Assessment
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... When conducting a comprehensive assessment, Chris Cooper and Company and Eldercare Advocates takes into consideration medical and psychological issues such as depression vs. dementia and whether the person ...
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Medical Tourism: A Primer
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... will do so in the coming years. As more American health care providers establish facilities south of the border, the issues of language and trust are becoming less of an obstacle to considering health ...
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Newsletter Archives
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August 2010 Issue (8/16/2010) Medical Tourism: A Primer, Resolving Legal and Financial Issues in Elder Care ...
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Resolving Legal and Financial Issues in Elder Care
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Learn About o How to define and apply all aspects of a comprehensive assessment: o Medical: dementia, cancer, vascular diseases, accidents and more o Legal: competency, capacity, guardianship, wills ...
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When Is It Time to Consider Moving a Family Member with Memory Impairment?
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... Family and friends may criticize and reinforce guilt and pain with their ignorance of care giving or the special medical and psychiatric issues of caring for someone with dementia. Many times those outside ...
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Courses Offered
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... today. Resolving Legal and Financial Issues in ElderCare Join Chris Cooper, CFP®, for this one hour session, live or online, as he provides a brief introduction to risk management as it applies ...
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Six Areas of a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: Legal
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There are six areas to review during a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. In this video, Chris Cooper discusses legal issues facing the elderly and their families such as understanding legal documents ...
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Six Areas of a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: Environmental
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There are six areas to review during a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. In this video, Chris Cooper discusses the environmental issues facing the elderly such as where a family member is currently living ...
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Six Areas of a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: Social
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There are six areas to review during a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. In this video, Chris Cooper discusses the social issues facing the elderly such as family situation, friendships, social activities, ...
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Helping Older Relatives Articulate Their Long-Term Care Wishes
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In the best of all situations, helping an older relative or a parent plan for long-term care and other end-of-life issues happens when they’re healthy and various options can be considered with adequate ...
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Six Areas of a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: Psychological
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There are six areas to review during a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. In this video, Chris Cooper discusses the psychological issues facing the elderly such as depression, confusion, neglect or abuse ...
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Six Areas of a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: Medical
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There are six areas to review during a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. In this video, Chris Cooper discusses the medical issues facing the elderly and how these issues impact long term care. dV2IDXGa5jY ...
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Annuities & Estate Planning
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... Second, the issues in designating a beneficiary for a nonqualified plan are very similar to those for a qualified retirement plan, since, in both cases, the income constitutes “income in respect of a ...
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Employer Support for Care Giving Employees
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... or spending work time on eldercare matters) $4.3 billion in absenteeism" AARP Typically, human resource departments work with employees on many issues that may affect their work productivity. There ...
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Using a Professional Care Manager
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... a care plan Take steps to start the care plan and keep it functioning Make sure care is received in a safe and disability friendly environment Resolve family conflicts and other family issues relating ...
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ElderCare Web Links
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... health care information, research findings, and data to help consumers, health providers, health insurers, researchers, and policymakers make informed decisions about health care issues. The Alzheimers ...
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Absenteeism in the Workplace Caused by Eldercare Needs and Concerns
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... that all employers of 15 or more employees are required to offer. The Family and Medical Leave Act states that employers must give employees time off without pay to tend to personal family medical issues. ...
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Checklist for Continuing Care Communities
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... opportunities available? If yes, please describe. * Is there a resident council? If yes, how does it function? What kind of a voice does it have in program planning and administrative issues such as maintenance, ...
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Coping With A Chronic Illness in Your Family
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... making major decisions at the initial diagnosis and during any acute stages of the condition. Potential relocation or placement issues need to be made carefully, taking all factors into consideration. ...
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Financial Planning for the Multi-Generation Family
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... of. The financial impact of this demographic change has been dramatic. Instead of a family focused only on its own finances, it may have to deal with financial issues that cross generations. Here is a ...