Tag: caregivers

Female nurse sitting on a couch with a senior women with crutches

An examination of long-term care is good for all of us. As someone trying to become more knowledgeable about long-term care, I was surprised and intrigued by Vice President Harris’ proposal to create a new home care benefit for Medicare beneficiaries.  The details of the program are still a little unclear, but it sounds like:…

Woman hugging elderly mother

Aaron Blight and his wife were thrown into the role of caregiver when his mother-in-law was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The couple cared for her for more than five years, juggling her needs with raising their four children. Today, Blight combines a professorship at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia, and writing about caregiving wit…