Caregiving News : GoldBamboo.com http://goldbamboo.com/ Caregiving News from GoldBamboo.com en-us © 2005, Gold Bamboo LLC, All Rights Reserved Caregiving For Those At End Of Life Rewarding Despite Challenges, Survey Finds http://goldbamboo.com/news-a214897.html Family or friends served as informal caregivers to almost three-quarters of disabled older adults living in the community during their final year of life, according to an article in the January 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. [click link for full article] Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:00 EST Case Western Reserve University Study Examines Changing Roles, Emotions In Caregiving http://goldbamboo.com/news-a209047.html The early stages when a spouse or an adult child becomes a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer's disease or another type of progressive dementia is fraught with a tug-of-war of emotions from resentment to protectiveness, according to a new study from the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University. [click link for full article] Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:00 EST Festival Of International Conferences On Caregiving, Disability, Aging And Technology, Toronto http://goldbamboo.com/news-a205664.html Never before has there been a professional event of this scale where international conferences unite with a common focus approached from different perspectives!The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and March of Dimes Canada are pleased to announce FICCDAT, the Festival of International Conferences [click link for full article] Tue, 07 Nov 2006 10:00 EST Alzheimer's Foundation Of America Showcases New Jewelry Line To Honor Caregivers http://goldbamboo.com/news-a188865.html The Alzheimer's Foundation of America(AFA) has introduced a jewelry line that, in addition to being highlyfashionable, makes more than merely a fashion statement: it is designed torecognize the heroic act of caregiving and to raise awareness ofAlzheimer's disease and related dementias. [click link for full article] Thu, 13 Jul 2006 06:00 EST Full-Time Employees Who Also Care For Family Member Cost U.S. Employers $34B In 2004, Report Finds http://goldbamboo.com/news-a188934.html Individuals who work full time and also serve as caregivers for elderly family members cost U.S. employers about $34 billion in 2004, a 16% increase from 1997, according to a report released on Monday by the National Alliance for Caregiving and MetLife, the Wall Street Journal reports. [click link for full article] Thu, 13 Jul 2006 08:00 EST