Tips for caregivers during Mental Health Screening Month
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Oct 04, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on caregivers. Work and personal stress and fatigue have resulted in another crisis in the United States — one related to mental exhaustion. Just last week, a study...
When it comes to understanding slips, don’t fall for the myths, home care expert says
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Sep 27, 2021
Many people dismiss falls as a normal part of aging. That couldn’t be further from the truth, according to Stephanie Wierzbicka, manager of strategic health programs at ComForCare, an Illinois-based...
A wandering solution for home care patients with dementia
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Aug 16, 2021
Project Lifesaver, a program from the Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiver Support Initiative, is designed to help caregivers keep track of their loved ones and locate them if they wander.
Peer-to-Peer: How ConcertoCare has tapped technology, analytics and PACE to upend home healthcare
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 17, 2021
In January, ConcertoCare a tech-enabled, risk-based home healthcare provider, named Julian Harris, M.D., to lead the company into a post-COVID-19 landscape.