Category Archives: homecare

Keeping Patients Out of Hospitals – Excellent Article

Posted on February 11, 2013 by webmaven

Keeping Patients Out of Hospitals: A Private-Sector Approach to Health Reform – Adam Wolfberg – The Atlantic. This is such a good article I had to post it right away. I work in a busy hospital and see the revolving … Continue reading →

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Carezone, a new website

Posted on February 15, 2012 by webmaven

Saw a Huffington Post article and thought I would post it. I’m not sure that the concept of this site will be easily understood and/or that it will be subscribed to and utilized by the average caregiver. What do you … Continue reading →

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What will you talk about…

Posted on January 30, 2012 by webmaven

A thought provoking article by a hospice chaplain. My Faith: What people talk about before they die  I’d like to thank Greg Schneider of  Hospice Community Forum for alerting me to this blog.          

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Life Story Telling – In Your Own Words

Posted on November 21, 2011 by webmaven

I am overjoyed to be witness to the growing popularity of life story (life review) projects such as StoryCorps, which now has a spot on NPR and is doing terrific work. I’m also happy to see that a friend, Betty … Continue reading →

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How Things Have Changed

Posted on September 8, 2011 by webmaven

We may wonder why it’s not like the old times when sick and older family members could simply return home from the hospital and fit right back in. Why has caregiving gotten so difficult?  Hospitals are discharging people quicker and … Continue reading →

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The ESSENCE of the Caregiver Revolution

Posted on August 25, 2011 by webmaven

Here it is, summed up in one short paragraph by a caregiver taking care of her dying husband. We heartfully thank Marianna Janicelli for her contribution to Caregiver Revolution.  I have found that just when the caring situation is becoming … Continue reading →

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