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The Hospital Caregiving Challenge

By Carol Zernial WellMed Charitable Foundation Executive Director The hospital. On the scale of caregiver heavy lifting, a hospital visit of any kind requires all hands on deck. Two weeks […]

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

By Carol Zernial WellMed Charitable Foundation Executive Director Family caregiving is unpaid care performed by family members and friends. It represents 90% of the long-term care in this country. In […]

Saturday, April 1, 2017
Back to the Future of Aging

By Carol Zernial WellMed Charitable Foundation Executive Director For the past 30 years, professionals who work with the elderly and with caregivers have been preparing for the aging of the […]

Monday, August 1, 2016
Expected but not respected: The case for direct care workers

By Carol Zernial WellMed Charitable Foundation Executive Director Many of us will rely on the services of a paid caregiver at some point during our caregiving journey. These are individuals […]

Friday, July 1, 2016