Caregiver Therapy NY

Common Issues That Caregivers May Experience Here are a few of the many psychological and mental health issues that caregivers run into: All of these problems underline the importance of attending to your personal needs while you care for a family member or friend. Why do caregivers need to take care of themselves? The following are among […]
Books Every Caregiver Should Read

A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Our Aging Parent and Ourselves by Jane Gross They say experience is the best teacher. So, what better way is there to learn than from someone who has experienced what you’re going through? Jane Gross found herself taking care of her 85-year old mother. She faced challenges that she had […]
Caregiver Pay Missouri

What is a CDS caregiver? A CDS caregiver is someone who belongs in a family who cares for another person in that family for payment. Essentially a CDS caregiver is someone who’s involved in a Medicaid program that allows family members to be hired as caregivers for other family members. A CDS caregiver is usually used in […]
Caregiver Pay in Nevada

What is a PCS caregiver? While Medicaid is a federal program, it is administered in a different way by each state. Nevada is one of the many states that runs a PCS program for qualifying recipients (also referred to as “consumers”) who cannot care for themselves but who are able to direct someone else to help them. […]
Treating Kidney Stones In the Elderly

What Are Kidney Stones? A kidney stone – sometimes called nephrolithiasis, renal calculi, or urolithiasis – is a deposit that is made up of minerals and salts. As its name suggests, this hard deposit forms inside your kidneys, but they can travel down your urinary system as well. Often, kidney stones start off small, but […]
Does CDPAP Drug Test Caregivers in the State of New York?

Steps to become a personal assistant or CDPAP caregiver In order to become a CDPAP caregiver/personal assistant, you must have an eligible Medicaid Managed Care or Managed Medicaid Long Term Care recipient who is willing to hire you for those duties. If someone asks you to be their caregiver there are several more steps to take before […]
CDPAP Autism

What Is a CDPAP Caregiver? CDPAP is short for Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program. This Medicaid program provides services to chronically ill or disabled individuals who need help with daily living activities. It allows beneficiaries to choose a family member or a friend to act as a caregiver. A CDPAP caregiver assists a patient with […]
What It Means to Be an Elderly Caregiver

What Is a Caregiver? A caregiver is someone who cares for the health and well-being of another person who needs help with daily tasks and activities. Specifically, an elderly caregiver helps seniors, people in advanced seasons of life (usually 50 and over). Oftentimes, people who need care are those who are sick, have disabilities that prevent them from doing […]
CDPAP Caregiver Duties

What is a CDPAP Caregiver? The term “CDPAP” stands for Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program. This is a New York State Medicaid Program that allows you to employ your own home caregiver. The key feature of this program is that you can recruit your family members and friends as your caregiver. This way, your loved ones and […]
Caregiver Responsibilities

Understanding Caregiver Duties and Responsibilities: What You Need to Know According to the “Caregiving in the U.S. 2015” survey by the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP, nearly 40 million Americans are providing unpaid care to an adult family member or friend. And yet, many of us don’t even realize we’re acting as caregivers. Maybe you’re helping your mom […]

