Difficulty Finding Appropriate Care for Disabled Young Adults
What happens to disabled children when they age out the programs designed to care for them? As the New York Times reports, their parents and caregiving can be left scrambling to find an appropriate facility to offer continuing care. This Wednesday's article featured the story of Sam Stabiner, who suffered from a rare form of meningitis at age 15 and is now categorized as 'medically fragile.' Stabiner is one of about 8,000 people under 30 living in a U.S. nursing home population of 1.4 million. And nursing homes, oriented to care for an aging population, are ill-prepared to meet the needs of their younger residents, the Times reports.
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Thanks for highlighting this article. Hospices with peds programs deal with this difficult situation often.
I am a caregiver myself, and have found a lot of research on medical alerts to be a added security and peace of mind for some. I talked to our family doctor and he recommended ResponseLINK. They have 24 hour live operator assistance with just a push of a single button. ResponseLINK also has add on subscription packages without the long term contract. Has anyone ever tried a medical pendant or alarm system?
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