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Supporting someone in the last months, weeks or days of life. Most people say they want to die at home and many do not, and the difference is usually...
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Supporting someone in the last months, weeks or days of life. Key takeaways Palliative care: appropriate alongside treatment, not only at the very end...
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Combining paid employment with unpaid caregiving. Many caregivers cut back or leave work entirely, often without knowing what they could have asked fo...
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Combining paid employment with unpaid caregiving. Key takeaways Family and Medical Leave Act: up to 12 weeks a year of unpaid, job-protected leave for...
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The period after caregiving stops, through bereavement or a move into a care facility. It is often harder than the caregiving itself, and support usua...
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The period after caregiving stops, through bereavement or a move into a care facility. Key takeaways Hospice bereavement support: Medicare hospice car...
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A structured program of exercise, education and support after a heart attack, heart surgery or other cardiac event. It is linked to fewer hospital rea...
Continue Reading : A Working Checklist for Rehabilitation After a Heart Event
A structured program of exercise, education and support after a heart attack, heart surgery or other cardiac event. Key takeaways Offered after: heart...
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Supervised exercise and education for people with chronic lung disease. It can improve breathlessness and quality of life as much as or more than many...
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Supervised exercise and education for people with chronic lung disease. Key takeaways For: COPD and some other chronic lung conditions Duration: often...
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Regaining function after a stroke , through therapy across several disciplines. Recovery can continue far longer than people are often told, and getti...
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Regaining function after a stroke , through therapy across several disciplines. Key takeaways Disciplines: physical therapy, occupational therapy, and...
Continue Reading : Answers to the Common Questions on Stroke Rehabilitation Regaining strength and function after an operation. Preparation before surgery can affect recovery as much as anything done afterward, and it is usual...
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Regaining strength and function after an operation. Key takeaways Prehabilitation: exercise and good nutrition before surgery can help recovery Gettin...
Continue Reading : A Q and A on Rehabilitation After Surgery Assessment and treatment of movement problems, largely through exercise and education. Every state allows some form of direct access to a physical the...
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