A Caregiver Conversation by Carallel: How to Get the Most Out of Your Health Plan While Caregiving
We dive into the basics, benefits, and challenges of working with a health insurance company while caregiving.
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Caregiver Conversations
Caregiver Journey Conversations with Carallel are 30 minute, fireside chat style virtual conversations that tackle the tough topics we face as caregivers. They happen monthly and are open to the public. Join us for some camaraderie and practical tips.
My siblings seem to think I should do all the work.
DEAR CARALLEL: My mother passed away back in 2018 and Dad has gone steadily downhill ever since. He’s 79 years old and relatively healthy but the heartbreak of losing his partner in crime of 51 years has taken a big toll on him. The first year after Mom was gone was rough and then it got … My siblings seem to think I should do all the work.
How to Support Caregivers Through the 4 Stages of Dementia Caregiving
Dementia is a progressive, long-term disease. Just as someone with dementia will progress through its stages, their caregiver will also progress through the stages of caregiving.
A Caregiver Conversation by Carallel: Understanding (and Managing) Your Caregiver Emotions
What makes caregiving emotions so intense? And how can you manage them? We discuss in real-talk fashion here.
The ‘Invisible Second Patient’: Understanding the Role of Dementia Caregivers
There are 16 million Americans caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia today. Despite the group’s sheer size, they are widely known as the “invisible second patient” — because the effect caregiving has on their own health and well-being is all too often overlooked.
Carallel in Modern Healthcare: Leading health plans prioritize caregiver support amid calls to expand home care
A recent article in Modern Healthcare features Carallel and emphasizes the vital role of support for unpaid family caregivers as Congress debates extending the hospital care at home waiver.
A Caregiver Conversation by Carallel: Durable Medical Equipment (DME) 101
What is durable medical equipment, where do you get it, and how do you pay for it? We discuss here.
Carallel Wins 2024 Healthcare Insurance Innovation Award from MedTech Breakthrough Awards Program
Carallel has been selected as winner of the “Healthcare Insurance Innovation Award” in the 8th annual MedTech Breakthrough Awards.
A Caregiver Conversation by Carallel: Everything Caregivers Need to Know About Creating an Emergency Plan
Why is it important for family caregivers to have an emergency plan? And how can they create one? We give caregivers what they need to know here