Russo Law Group, P.C. has collaborated with the Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center (“ADRC”) to host a monthly caregiver support group. It lends support and education among peers and provides referrals to individuals connecting them to people and resources within the community. We welcome caregivers,…
Hospitals will soon be required to provide information to caregivers about their loved one’s discharge and instructions for administering medical aftercare.
Thanks to the Caregiver Advise, Record, Enable (CARE) Act, patients in New York hospitals will be allowed to designate a caregiver in their medical record. Once the caregiver is designated, the hospital is required to inform the caregiver when the patient is to be discharged and provide the caregiver with education and instruction of the medical tasks the caregiver will need to perform for the patient at home.
One of the greatest concerns caregivers who tend to people with cognitive problems have is how to prevent wandering. Wandering is a risk associated with many conditions, such as autism, Down syndrome, and dementia. Dementia, which can result from Alzheimer’s…