[This Week in Caregiving] from the National Alliance for Caregiving for Friday, 13 June 2014

[This Week in Caregiving] from the National Alliance for Caregiving for Friday, 13 June 2014
Here are some highlights from this week's news on caregiving: 
Finally, Some Help For Family Caregivers After Hospital Discharges
Forbes | June 4, 2014 
"You are caring for a parent or spouse who is in the hospital. At 9:00 AM, your loved is told she's being discharged by noon. You had no idea this was coming." 
Healthy Seniors Tested in Bid to Block Alzheimer's  
ABC News (AP) | June 9, 2014 
"In one of the most ambitious attempts yet to thwart Alzheimer's disease, a major study got underway Monday to see if an experimental drug can protect healthy seniors whose brains harbor silent signs that they're at risk." 
Balancing Work and Caregiving Obligations: New CHRC guide Walks You Through It
Digital Journal (Press Release) | June 11, 2014 
"The Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) has released its Guide to Balancing Work and Caregiving Obligations: Collaborative Approaches for a Supportive and Well-performing Workplace." 
Rite Aid Memory Test Triggers Needless Fear of Alzheimer's, Doctors Say
Bloomberg | June 10, 2014 
"Memory tests given at Rite Aid Corp. (RAD) drug stores as an early warning for Alzheimer's are drawing fire from doctors who say they don't work well and may cause unwarranted fear among people who don't have the disease."  
Harvard Startup Aims to Bolster Caregiver Communication via mHealth
FierceMobile Healthcare | June 7, 2014 
"A Harvard Innovation Lab startup aims to bolster patient treatment by enhancing coordination and communication among caregivers via an mHealth app that will let healthcare teams text, share images and videos and have a patient list in quick reach." 
When Caring for a Loved One, Too Many Caregivers Go It Alone
Chicago Tribune (Blog) | June 11, 2014 
"History is repeating itself in my family. My mother has Parkinson's disease, and my father is her caregiver. Forty years ago, my mom was the caregiver for her own mother, who had advanced Parkinson's disease and dementia." 
Cool Link of the Week: 
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15
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