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Lingering health care debt is No. 1 cause of bankruptcies for seniors

"Agency founder helps aged stay at home"

"Care For Life participated in the 1st Annual Low Country Independent Living & Mobility Expo October 31, 2009", October 31, 2009

"Care For Life participated in the National Aging in Place Week in the Greater Charleston area in October", post October 31, 2009

Women Leading Wellness, a free workshop series by women faculty of MUSC and co-sponsored by the Center for Women, kicks off at 6 p.m. Wednesday with an event called Women as Daughters, The last big role reversal: when your parents become your children". Moderators are Darlene Shaw, PhD, Associate Provost for Student Services at MUSC, and Jennet Alterman, Director of Center for Women. Presentations include "Caring for the Caregivers" by Barbara Edlund, PhD, RN, Professor, College of Nursing; "Transitions in the Aging Process" by Linda Austin, MD, psychiatrist; "Asking Your Doctor for Help with Your Parents" by Kathy Wiley, MD, internist; "Helping Your Parents Remain Home in Comfort and Safety" by Sheryl O'Neal, Marketing Director of Care For Life, a geriatric care management and homecare agency; and "Financial Planning for Aging Parents" by Barbara Franklin, Long Term Care Professional, Franklin & Associates. The event will be held at the Basic Science Auditorium on Ashley Avenue near Bee Street. For info visit c4women.org. - October 14, 2009

"Considerations Before Moving to a Residential Facility", post October 6, 2009

"How to Hire a Geriatric Care Manager", post October 5, 2009

"What A Difference Homecare Can Make!", The Eldercare Channel

Launched 5 May 2009, the SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands initiative aims to support health-care workers to improve hand hygiene and stop the spread of infection.

Where will you or your loved one spend your lives after age 65?

Fall Risks- What should I do?

Care for Life is a proud member of the SC Aging in Place Coalition.

Every October the SC Aging in Place Coalition, a strong network of eldercare providers and advocates hosts an Autumn Afternoon Tea to honor the marvelously lovely aged citizens in the Charleston Tri-county area.

Economy hitting the Elderly MSNBC.com, July 28, 2008

Balancing caregiving, Jonathan Maze, Charleston Post and Courier, March 19, 2006

Health care workforce shortage threatens elderly, Dennis Quick, Charleston Regional Business Journal, January 23, 2006

Geriatric care managers allow elderly citizens to maintain quality of life by Wevonneda Minis, Charleston Post and Courier, November 24, 2003

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