Governor has signed the CARE Act A2955
Yesterday afternoon, Governor Christie signed A2955, called the CARE Act. http://legiscan.com/NJ/bill/A2955/2014
The bill requires hospitals to ask patients to identify their intended post-discharge caregiver, and obligates the hospitals to provide information and instruction to the caregiver no later than 24 hours prior to discharge concerning the components of the discharge care plan and the...
Patients’ Home Caregiver Training Bill Pending in NJ
People who are responsible for the care of frail elderly relatives may be interested in a bill that has just passed the NJ Assembly and is headed to the state Senate for consideration. The bill is A2955. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2014/Bills/A3000/2955_R1.HTMA2955
The bill is designed to improve discharge planning for patients returning to their homes, and to decrease the frequency of...
Family Caregiving is in the News
The subject of family caregiving for sick and elderly relatives has been in the news a lot lately. Many people need to modify their work schedules to provide transportation, prepare meals, give medicine or provide supervision for frail parents. One of the issues is the tremendous number of middle-aged women who leave their jobs to become full-time caregivers for aging parents. See...