Tag: caregiver
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Savvy Senior: A caregiver’s guide to Medicare
By Jim MillerSpecial to The Gazette Dear Savvy Senior, I’m taking care of my elderly father who recently had a stroke and have a lot of questions about how Medicare works and what it covers. He’s enrolled in original Medicare. Can you help me? — Caregiving Connie Dear Connie, Taking care of a parent after…
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Castle Rock caregiver sentenced after stealing more than $110,000 in jewelry from family
A judge sentenced a Castle Rock caregiver to 90 days in jail after she pleaded guilty to stealing more than $110,000 worth of jewelry from the family of a disabled son under her care. Elsa Montejo-Fuentes, 32, had worked for the family for five years caring for their quadriplegic, nonverbal son when she began stealing…
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Poetry Heals helps people find personal words for trauma, homelessness and pandemic stress
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The pandemic has been a time of stress for people everywhere. And Poetry Heals has reached out with ways for people to express in writing how they’re feeling, for them to know that’s OK. During this time of uncertainty and fear, the trauma- therapy nonprofit…
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Poetry Heals helps people find personal words for trauma, homelessness and pandemic stress
The pandemic has been a time of stress for people everywhere. And Poetry Heals has reached out with ways for people to express in writing how they’re feeling, for them to know that’s OK. During this time of uncertainty and fear, the trauma- therapy nonprofit adapted to something new, expanding their creative help in place…