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A Story
From The Heart
When surgeon Carol Scott-Conner felt her heart fluttering, she didn't let it bother her. She'd felt the same thing a few years earlier and, after a thorough exam of her heart, was told the fluttering was benign.
Eventually, though, she began to worry. There was more to the fluttering this time. She also was having difficulty breathing at night when she was running on adrenaline and caffeine to cover overnight call shifts at the hospital.
"I couldn't walk up a flight of stairs without being short of breath," said Dr. Scott-Conner, professor of surgery at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, Iowa.
Read more on the red flags missed by Dr. Scott-Conner...
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Dementia beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture
 | Dr. G. Allen Power, MD
Author, Dementia Beyond Drugs |
Dr. G. Allen Power, MD, is Eden Mentor at St. John's Home in Rochester, NY, and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester. He is a board certified internist and geriatrician, and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians / American Society for Internal Medicine. Dr. Power's book, Dementia beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care, won a 2010 Book of the Year Award from the American Journal of Nursing, and a Merit Award from the 2011 National Mature Media Awards. Listen to his recent, informative interview.
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Greetings!
Check out this month's feature story on the impact of elder caregiving on employers and your career. The need for eldercare is growing every year and is impacting not only individual families, but employers and our economy.
Also, Dr. G. Allen Power from Rochester has written an award-winning book, "Dementia Beyond Drugs." I hope you'll listen to a recent interview with him discussing this new approach for dealing with dementia.
As we celebrate Valentine's Day, read "A Story From The Heart," about a surgeon's own experience. Let's use the opportunity to remind ourselves about the steps we all need to take for a heart healthy life including better nutrition, weight management, increased physical activity, stress management and quit smoking. Do this for the one you love so you both will have many more Valentine's Days to celebrate together.
Warm regards,
Mary Buszuwski, CSA
Founder and Certified Senior Advisor
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Impact of Family Caregiving on Employers
Some years ago when you heard that someone died in their 70's, it was not a big surprise. Today that same event evokes the comment "he (she) was so young!" It's no secret that many people are living longer, well into their 80's, 90's and even past 100.
While many are living longer, too often it's with disabilities that result in the increased need for family caregiving for parents and other loved ones. Not only does this trend impact personal and family lives, it also has a domino effect in the workplace. Just take a look at the following statistics:
- 61 percent of family caregivers over the age of 50 are employed, (50 percent full-time and 11 percent part-time). - National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) and AARP, Caregiving in the U.S.
- 64 percent of workers with eldercare responsibilities most commonly arrive late, leave early or take off time during the day to provide care, 17 percent are reported taking a leave of absence and 9 percent have to go from full-time to part-time work. - National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) and AARP, Caregiving in the U.S.
- 19 percent left the workplace entirely because of having to care for a spouse or other family member. - Employee Benefit Research Institute, The 2012 Retirement Confidence Survey: Job Insecurity, Debt Weigh on Retirement Confidence, Savings.
- A 2011 Gallup Poll showed overall that caregivers reported missing an average of 6.6 workdays per year. With approximately 17% of the American full-time workforce acting as caregivers, this amounts to a combined 126 million missed workdays each year and costs the U.S. economy an estimated $25.2 billion in lost productivity annually. Including caregivers who work part time in the equation would cause absenteeism costs to climb even higher.
- Family caregivers (50 and older) who leave the workforce to care for a parent lose, on average, almost $304,000 in wages and benefits over their lifetime. These estimates range from $283,716 for men and $324,044 for women according to the MetLife Mature Market Institute.
These challenges will continue to grow and by 2020, one in three U.S. households are expected to be involved with caring for an elderly relative, up from one in four today.
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