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In cooperation with the National Institute on Aging, Fox Learning Systems developed a comprehensive consumer education site for families with aging parents. A series of 81 separate topics address the complex issues of elder care in a way that is accessible to consumers. Information is provided on:
- Long term Care Services
- Clinical issues
- Admissions Process into Long Term Care Communities
- Legal and Financial Concerns.
Rite Aid provides this powerful educational tool free to the public at giving-care.riteaid.com.
Fox Learning Systems and Rite Aid are developing 36 more video tutorials on diabetes, stroke, heart disease and cancer.
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While it's not an easy decision to place a loved one in a long-term care facility, knowing your options can ease the stress.
Residents of an independent living facility enjoy freedom and independence.
Assisted living provides minimal care and supervision for those who don't need 24-hour care.
Respite care provides temporary relief from caregiving responsibilities for a day, a week, a month.
With adult day care, an elderly patient can live at home while receiving care during the caregiver's workday.
Home health care must be prescribed by a doctor; it does not include help with daily activities.
Nursing homes provide care at skilled nursing levels or intermediate care levels.
Hospice provides comfort, pain management and dignity to the terminally ill.
Your area agency on aging can help locate resources for older adults in your community.
Continuing-care retirement communities (CCRCs) provide various levels of care as a resident's needs change.