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How to Support Sandwich-Generation Employees Caring for Aging Parents
A quarter of US adults have a parent 65+ and a child they support. How HR leaders and brokers can help sandwich-generation employees before a crisis.
The Annual Wellness Visit Asks About Home Safety. The Answer Lives at Home.
Medicare's Annual Wellness Visit must review fall risk and home safety. How primary care teams can get a real answer about the house in a short visit.
Before Guardianship: When the Worry Is the House, Not Her Judgment
Families often ask about guardianship because they fear for a parent at home. How elder law attorneys can fix the house first and keep her rights intact.
781,763 Paid Caregivers. One Clock-In. No Logbook.
California pays 781,763 IHSS providers. EVV captures the clock-in and clock-out. What happens in between has nowhere to go until July 2027.
How to Choose a Home Safety App for an Aging Parent
Some apps check the house room by room. Some confirm she is up. Some organize the family. How to choose one your parent stays in charge of.
Home Safety Resources to Share With Older Clients: What Each One Does
Free checklists, local repair programs, clinical evaluations and an ongoing plan. What each home safety resource does, and which to hand a client first.
What Caregiver Support Benefits Should HR Offer Employees Caring for Aging Parents
HR should layer four benefits for employees with aging parents: flexible time, an EAP, care navigation or backup care, and support at the parent's home itself. Here is how to build the stack.
How Employers Can Reduce Emergency Leave When an Employee's Parent Has a Crisis
Most emergency leave for a parent crisis is lost to scrambling, not care. Employers cut it by helping families prepare the home, the essentials and the plan before the call comes.
How Much Productivity Employers Lose When Employees Care for an Aging Parent
Caregiving for older adults costs about $5,600 a year in lost productivity per employed caregiver, most of it from working while distracted. What the research shows and what HR can do.
One Photo per Room: A Room-by-Room Home Safety Checklist
A room-by-room home safety checklist you do with your phone: one photo per room, what to look for in each, and which room to start with. Free to begin.
10 Common Scams Targeting Older Adults, and How to Stop Them
The 10 scams that most often target older adults, the red flag for each, and simple phone settings and habits families can set up together.
Does Your Home Need to Be ADA Compliant? What Actually Applies When You Modify Your House
Private home remodels generally don't have to meet the ADA. Learn which laws and codes do apply, when government funding changes things, and what your house actually needs.
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All 12 articles on healthy aging, home safety, wellness, and family caregiving.
- How to Support Sandwich-Generation Employees Caring for Aging Parents
- The Annual Wellness Visit Asks About Home Safety. The Answer Lives at Home.
- Before Guardianship: When the Worry Is the House, Not Her Judgment
- 781,763 Paid Caregivers. One Clock-In. No Logbook.
- How to Choose a Home Safety App for an Aging Parent
- Home Safety Resources to Share With Older Clients: What Each One Does
- What Caregiver Support Benefits Should HR Offer Employees Caring for Aging Parents
- How Employers Can Reduce Emergency Leave When an Employee's Parent Has a Crisis
- How Much Productivity Employers Lose When Employees Care for an Aging Parent
- One Photo per Room: A Room-by-Room Home Safety Checklist
- 10 Common Scams Targeting Older Adults, and How to Stop Them
- Does Your Home Need to Be ADA Compliant? What Actually Applies When You Modify Your House