My love for Jodie Foster started with Freaky Friday. I'm not the only one.

Caregiving is a daunting trial by fire. It shouldn't be this hard to love, care and respect our families.

Remember that one day someone will care for YOU. Investing in caregivers goes a long way to offsetting the approx 6 BILLION dollars in economic value that caregivers contribute.

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There are small gestures that can put fuel in the tank of caregivers. Give gift cards for massages, groceries, restaurants. Give the caregiver in your life (often a brother, sister, auntie, etc) a break by taking over for a night or putting them up in a hotel for a weekend of uninterrupted rest.

This admin is too busy pushing its head up its ass to consider the positive results from a policy change. Since some were uncomfortable voting for a black woman who did her job while expressing joy, I wonder if there will ever be an offset for the real physical and financial stress caregivers face.

There are monies for professionals to train caregivers on the proper way to give injections, manage dementia, avoid bedsores and the like.

If Medicare created this structure for professionals, then surely there is a process and monies in place for unpaid caregivers to receive some sort of income.

However in 2023 Medicare gave final ruling to PAY nurses, therapists, doctors, etc to teach unpaid caregivers how to better take care of their loved ones.

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Nurses, therapists, drs etc do have hectic schedules but they also can clock out and leave.

While there are stipulations that allow for caregivers and esp family caregivers to be paid through Medicaid, this doesn't apply to those whose loved ones receive Medicare.

No one in that office would ask if anyone in the waiting room was a caregiver. There'd be no pats on the back, a word of encouragement. No offers to partake in special luncheons. No awards to a family caregiver to utilize respite care.

As one in the sandwich generation, managing home, kids and my mom, the rebranding feels like a slap in the face. Like when I saw this sign while waiting with my disabled mother at her drs appt.

the notion of sharing this title with those who receive such a substantial income above and beyond that of traditional caregivers appears thoughtless. It causes one to imagine the social, mental, and financial standing of family caregivers as unworthy.

better fund child care initiatives that offset the struggle of caring for both child & parent.

But there's been an intentional switch to rebrand nurses, doctors, etc as caregivers. In a vacuum this would be a benign point. But when given the scope of responsibilities for unpaid caregivers...

I was initially jarred by the use of the word culture but reading thru, it was good to see such an expansive collection of art born from the storm.

Pahahahaha oh no, way to play it off!!!