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Voices: ??Dr. Khai Nguyen, National Medical Director, Geriatrician, CHAP

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Khai Nguyen: As a National Medical Director at CHAP, I draw from the clinical experiences I’ve been so fortunate to have as a geriatrician, mostly in the community care setting. Additionally, I draw on my own personal experience as a caregiver to my older adult father, which started when I was twelve.

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Caregiving Best Practices: Hire In-Home Help

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Assessing Your Needs There are two broad types of in-home care services: 1) Home Health Care. Home health care is covered by Medicare and most insurances. This type of care is also referred to as custodial care. Senior centers may also maintain registries of independent caregivers.

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Caregiver Mistakes: Not Hiring In-Home Help

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Assessing Your Needs There are two broad types of in-home care services: 1) Home Health Care. Home health care is covered by Medicare and most insurances. This type of care is also referred to as custodial care. Senior centers may also maintain registries of independent caregivers.

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Top Family Caregiver Mistakes:  Part 2; Not hiring in-home help

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Hope Hospice is publishing a five-part monthly series about common family caregiver mistakes. There are two broad types of in-home care services: 1) Home Health Care. Home health care is covered by Medicare and most insurances. This type of care is also referred to as custodial care. Do your homework.