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    How EAPs help with caregiving issues

    Posted 02/25/2020 by Fallon Health

    Kathleen Greer, an expert on employee assistance programs, knows there’s no way to be prepared for your “new normal” when you're a caregiver. But what if you had a resource at your fingertips that could provide some emotional support for you—and the information and resources you need to help plan for your loved one’s care?

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  • Using FMLA to take time off for caregiving

    Posted 09/18/2018 by Fallon Health

    If you have a family member—child, spouse or parent—with a serious health condition, you may be able to use the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to get the time off you need to provide that care. Jill Green Lebow, head of human resources for Fallon Health, explains how the FMLA process can be helpful for some caregivers.  

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  • Janet Rico

    A long, difficult caregiving journey with great rewards

    Posted 11/20/2017 by Fallon Health

    Guest contributor Janet Sweeney Rico, Ph.D., M.S.N., M.B.A., describes her experience caring for her daughter, who has needed intensive, round-the-clock caregiving since birth.

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    After a diagnosis of dementia

    Posted 07/17/2017 by Fallon Health

    Before your loved one’s dementia was diagnosed, you may have interpreted the behavior you saw as inattention or disinterest. Now that you know, you can consider next steps, planning and the best ways to communicate with your loved one.

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    Becoming a caregiver

    Posted 05/03/2017 by Fallon Health

    Caregiving begins with that first trip to the grocery store, that first autumn your dad can’t rake, that first time you have to drive your loved one. And calling yourself a caregiver—even if only when you’re with certain friends or only in your thoughts—is important. It’s a small way to remind yourself that you’re not alone. 

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