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RE: https://federate.social/@jik/116926098440963285
Update on Uncle's electric wheelchair repair saga…
- 3 calls from #Healthfirst manager reassuring me that repair will be approved and Uncle won't be charged for it.
- Approval notice for repair (finally!) arrives via email.
- Tech comes to evaluate chair. Uncle claims afterward tech said they would take it away for repair/replacement which would take months. I don't know (yet) whether that's accurate; Uncle is unreliable narrator.
#healthInsurance #caregiving #sandwichGeneration #healthcare -
RE: https://federate.social/@jik/116926098440963285
Update on Uncle's electric wheelchair repair saga…
- 3 calls from #Healthfirst manager reassuring me that repair will be approved and Uncle won't be charged for it.
- Approval notice for repair (finally!) arrives via email.
- Tech comes to evaluate chair. Uncle claims afterward tech said they would take it away for repair/replacement which would take months. I don't know (yet) whether that's accurate; Uncle is unreliable narrator.
#healthInsurance #caregiving #sandwichGeneration #healthcare -
RE: https://federate.social/@jik/116926098440963285
Update on Uncle's electric wheelchair repair saga…
- 3 calls from #Healthfirst manager reassuring me that repair will be approved and Uncle won't be charged for it.
- Approval notice for repair (finally!) arrives via email.
- Tech comes to evaluate chair. Uncle claims afterward tech said they would take it away for repair/replacement which would take months. I don't know (yet) whether that's accurate; Uncle is unreliable narrator.
#healthInsurance #caregiving #sandwichGeneration #healthcare -
RE: https://federate.social/@jik/116926098440963285
Update on Uncle's electric wheelchair repair saga…
- 3 calls from #Healthfirst manager reassuring me that repair will be approved and Uncle won't be charged for it.
- Approval notice for repair (finally!) arrives via email.
- Tech comes to evaluate chair. Uncle claims afterward tech said they would take it away for repair/replacement which would take months. I don't know (yet) whether that's accurate; Uncle is unreliable narrator.
#healthInsurance #caregiving #sandwichGeneration #healthcare -
RE: https://federate.social/@jik/116926098440963285
Update on Uncle's electric wheelchair repair saga…
- 3 calls from #Healthfirst manager reassuring me that repair will be approved and Uncle won't be charged for it.
- Approval notice for repair (finally!) arrives via email.
- Tech comes to evaluate chair. Uncle claims afterward tech said they would take it away for repair/replacement which would take months. I don't know (yet) whether that's accurate; Uncle is unreliable narrator.
#healthInsurance #caregiving #sandwichGeneration #healthcare -
RE: https://federate.social/@jik/116920403228069793
Here's today's update on the RIDICULOUS saga of me trying to get #NuCare (medical supply company), #Healthfirst (insurance company), and its contractor #IntegraPartners in #NewYork to fix Uncle's electric wheelchair.
A supervisor at NuCare just called and told me that they did submit the request properly to Integra, and Integra did give them a reference number for the request, but then somehow Integra "lost" the request.
#healthcare #healthInsurance #caregiving #sandwichGeneration
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RE: https://federate.social/@jik/116920403228069793
Here's today's update on the RIDICULOUS saga of me trying to get #NuCare (medical supply company), #Healthfirst (insurance company), and its contractor #IntegraPartners in #NewYork to fix Uncle's electric wheelchair.
A supervisor at NuCare just called and told me that they did submit the request properly to Integra, and Integra did give them a reference number for the request, but then somehow Integra "lost" the request.
#healthcare #healthInsurance #caregiving #sandwichGeneration
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RE: https://federate.social/@jik/116920403228069793
Here's today's update on the RIDICULOUS saga of me trying to get #NuCare (medical supply company), #Healthfirst (insurance company), and its contractor #IntegraPartners in #NewYork to fix Uncle's electric wheelchair.
A supervisor at NuCare just called and told me that they did submit the request properly to Integra, and Integra did give them a reference number for the request, but then somehow Integra "lost" the request.
#healthcare #healthInsurance #caregiving #sandwichGeneration
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RE: https://federate.social/@jik/116920403228069793
Here's today's update on the RIDICULOUS saga of me trying to get #NuCare (medical supply company), #Healthfirst (insurance company), and its contractor #IntegraPartners in #NewYork to fix Uncle's electric wheelchair.
A supervisor at NuCare just called and told me that they did submit the request properly to Integra, and Integra did give them a reference number for the request, but then somehow Integra "lost" the request.
#healthcare #healthInsurance #caregiving #sandwichGeneration
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RE: https://federate.social/@jik/116920403228069793
Here's today's update on the RIDICULOUS saga of me trying to get #NuCare (medical supply company), #Healthfirst (insurance company), and its contractor #IntegraPartners in #NewYork to fix Uncle's electric wheelchair.
A supervisor at NuCare just called and told me that they did submit the request properly to Integra, and Integra did give them a reference number for the request, but then somehow Integra "lost" the request.
#healthcare #healthInsurance #caregiving #sandwichGeneration
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RE: https://federate.social/@jik/116913642631750667
Fam, I am SO FUCKING PISSED RIGHT NOW. I am INCENDIARY WITH RAGE.
I spent a half hour on the phone today with #NuCare, the company that's supposed to repair Uncle's wheelchair. After a long hold time, they claimed the insurance (#Healthfirst) still hasn't authorized the repair. They gave me the ref. number for the request Healthfirst gave them, so I could call Healthfirst and find out what's going on.
#healthInsurance #healthcare #sandwichGeneration #careGiving #IntegraPartners #LuigiWasRight
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RE: https://federate.social/@jik/116913642631750667
Fam, I am SO FUCKING PISSED RIGHT NOW. I am INCENDIARY WITH RAGE.
I spent a half hour on the phone today with #NuCare, the company that's supposed to repair Uncle's wheelchair. After a long hold time, they claimed the insurance (#Healthfirst) still hasn't authorized the repair. They gave me the ref. number for the request Healthfirst gave them, so I could call Healthfirst and find out what's going on.
#healthInsurance #healthcare #sandwichGeneration #careGiving #IntegraPartners #LuigiWasRight
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RE: https://federate.social/@jik/116913642631750667
Fam, I am SO FUCKING PISSED RIGHT NOW. I am INCENDIARY WITH RAGE.
I spent a half hour on the phone today with #NuCare, the company that's supposed to repair Uncle's wheelchair. After a long hold time, they claimed the insurance (#Healthfirst) still hasn't authorized the repair. They gave me the ref. number for the request Healthfirst gave them, so I could call Healthfirst and find out what's going on.
#healthInsurance #healthcare #sandwichGeneration #careGiving #IntegraPartners #LuigiWasRight
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RE: https://federate.social/@jik/116913642631750667
Fam, I am SO FUCKING PISSED RIGHT NOW. I am INCENDIARY WITH RAGE.
I spent a half hour on the phone today with #NuCare, the company that's supposed to repair Uncle's wheelchair. After a long hold time, they claimed the insurance (#Healthfirst) still hasn't authorized the repair. They gave me the ref. number for the request Healthfirst gave them, so I could call Healthfirst and find out what's going on.
#healthInsurance #healthcare #sandwichGeneration #careGiving #IntegraPartners #LuigiWasRight
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RE: https://federate.social/@jik/116913642631750667
Fam, I am SO FUCKING PISSED RIGHT NOW. I am INCENDIARY WITH RAGE.
I spent a half hour on the phone today with #NuCare, the company that's supposed to repair Uncle's wheelchair. After a long hold time, they claimed the insurance (#Healthfirst) still hasn't authorized the repair. They gave me the ref. number for the request Healthfirst gave them, so I could call Healthfirst and find out what's going on.
#healthInsurance #healthcare #sandwichGeneration #careGiving #IntegraPartners #LuigiWasRight
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Culture, gender and birth order meant I would always be in the ‘sandwich generation’
Cindy Mai has always known she would be the one to care for her aging parents. As the…
#NewsBeep #News #Entertainment #Agedcare #agingparents #AU #Australia #birthorder #carer #caring #Gender #sandwichgeneration
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/671764/ -
Culture, gender and birth order meant I would always be in the ‘sandwich generation’
Cindy Mai has always known she would be the one to care for her aging parents. As the…
#NewsBeep #News #Entertainment #Agedcare #agingparents #AU #Australia #birthorder #carer #caring #Gender #sandwichgeneration
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Tonight was an extremely shitty night in the elder-care department. Buckle in, this is a long rant I need to get off my chest.
#elderCare #careGiving #sandwichGeneration #narcissism #scams
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I don't remember whether I've posted before about how Uncle's Adult Protective Services caseworker and the caseworker's supervisor both basically ghosted me, stopped paying Uncle's rent from his Social Security checks which they were managing, without notifying either Uncle or me that they were going to do that, and before doing that sent a rent payment which was totally the wrong amount for some hitherto unexplained reason.
#elderCare #careGiving #sandwichGeneration
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A hard thing about trying to care for Uncle from several states away is I need to rely on other people and people let me down repeatedly.
I repeatedly asked the people who promised to gather up Uncle's incorrectly unforwarded mail and ship it to me to search his apartment for mail and make sure to send me all of it.
Today after several months' hiatus I finally made it to Uncle's apartment and found multiple piles of mail they didn't send me.
🤦😡
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Fun and games with #elderCare by the #sandwichGeneration…
Uncle missed a specialist medical appointment yesterday because the medical transport van scheduled to drive him to the appointment arrived an hour late, and by the time he got to the doctor's office, the doctor was gone.
Today I called to reschedule the appointment.
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Caregiving from miles away comes with guilt, worry, and impossible choices. Practical insights for those navigating this difficult distance.
Read here: https://www.onecaregiversjourney.com/long-distance-caregiving-challenges/#Caregiving #LongDistanceCare #ElderCare #FamilyCaregiver #SandwichGeneration #CaregiverSupport
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Caregiving from miles away brings unique challenges. Practical strategies and emotional support for those navigating this difficult distance.
Read here: https://www.onecaregiversjourney.com/long-distance-caregiving-challenges/ #Caregiving
#LongDistanceCare #ElderCare #FamilyCaregiver #SandwichGeneration #CaregiverSupport
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Pokolenie przegubowe albo sandwich generation - czyli dorośli, którzy pracują zawodowo, a jednocześnie sprawują opiekę nad dorastającymi lub dorosłymi już dziećmi, które nie wyprowadziły się jeszcze z domu oraz nad swoimi rodzicami.
#PokoleniePrzegubowe #SandwichGeneration #socjologia #społeczeństwo
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Research by CPC-CG's Athina Vlachantoni and Jane Falkingham has been reported by the National #ChildDevelopment Study for its importance in shedding light on which #carers might be more likely to cut back on work, and the possible reasons why: https://ncds.info/caring-responsibilities-and-working-life/
#ageing #gerontology #socialscience #demography #caring #employment #sandwichgeneration #worklifebalance
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visiting my parents, checking in on how my Dad's cognitive decline is going and it's not as bad as I was imagining, but also it's real.
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visiting my parents, checking in on how my Dad's cognitive decline is going and it's not as bad as I was imagining, but also it's real.
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I'm working on a lot of stuff for online publicity for my Dad's latest/last book and I'm so sad to realize that really I'm doing it even more for my Mom than for my Dad because although he will REALLY appreciate it, it's clear things aren't being processed in the way they used to. She is so happy that I'm doing this publicity work with (for) him.
I go there tomorrow to be with them in person to see how they're really doing.
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I'm working on a lot of stuff for online publicity for my Dad's latest/last book and I'm so sad to realize that really I'm doing it even more for my Mom than for my Dad because although he will REALLY appreciate it, it's clear things aren't being processed in the way they used to. She is so happy that I'm doing this publicity work with (for) him.
I go there tomorrow to be with them in person to see how they're really doing.
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How bittersweet. My dad just sent me a blog post to publish for him and he mentions his cognitive issues. It’s a really good post. I’ll share it in a bit. #AgingParents #dementia #SandwichGeneration #DeathAndDying
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How bittersweet. My dad just sent me a blog post to publish for him and he mentions his cognitive issues. It’s a really good post. I’ll share it in a bit. #AgingParents #dementia #SandwichGeneration #DeathAndDying
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super sad moment when my Dad sent a blog post for me to publish for him and I have to ask him about what he's saying (what's he trying to say, bc he doesn't make it clear). this is the first time since his cognitive issues began that I've seen it in his writing.
#AgingParents #dementia #SandwichGeneration #DeathAndDying -
super sad moment when my Dad sent a blog post for me to publish for him and I have to ask him about what he's saying (what's he trying to say, bc he doesn't make it clear). this is the first time since his cognitive issues began that I've seen it in his writing.
#AgingParents #dementia #SandwichGeneration #DeathAndDying -
I wish I could count on my brother (who lives 20 min from my parents) to give me updates. He doesn't want to see that anything's wrong, so he won't.
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I wish I could count on my brother (who lives 20 min from my parents) to give me updates. He doesn't want to see that anything's wrong, so he won't.
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From two hours away, with only email and the occasional call for the last few weeks, it feels like my Dad is slipping fast (cognitively). I need to get down there to see if I'm misreading his behavior or if he's significantly more easily confused than he was just a month or two ago when we were together in person.
A reminder that so people can mute them, I'll tag all my posts about my parents & my Dad's Alzheimer's with
#AgingParents #dementia #SandwichGeneration #DeathAndDying -
From two hours away, with only email and the occasional call for the last few weeks, it feels like my Dad is slipping fast (cognitively). I need to get down there to see if I'm misreading his behavior or if he's significantly more easily confused than he was just a month or two ago when we were together in person.
A reminder that so people can mute them, I'll tag all my posts about my parents & my Dad's Alzheimer's with
#AgingParents #dementia #SandwichGeneration #DeathAndDying -
Googling says Alzheimer’s prognosis is 3-10 years, as long as 20. My Dad turns 89 this month. Symptoms beyond what seemed like normal aging started about a year ago (as far as I can tell). I wish I knew what to expect as far as speed of decline. I know I’m looking for control that I can’t possibly have. But I’m thinking of the hospice nurses and how they had such good information for me about my uncle, and what was expected.
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Googling says Alzheimer’s prognosis is 3-10 years, as long as 20. My Dad turns 89 this month. Symptoms beyond what seemed like normal aging started about a year ago (as far as I can tell). I wish I knew what to expect as far as speed of decline. I know I’m looking for control that I can’t possibly have. But I’m thinking of the hospice nurses and how they had such good information for me about my uncle, and what was expected.
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I, on the other hand, find it comforting to gather information. So I asked my dad to tell me what medication his doctor has put him on. It’s a medication to treat Alzheimer’s. Being at a distance, two hours away, I can’t be sure how things are really going, but the sense I’m getting from email is things are changing quickly. More quickly than they have been in the last year.
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I, on the other hand, find it comforting to gather information. So I asked my dad to tell me what medication his doctor has put him on. It’s a medication to treat Alzheimer’s. Being at a distance, two hours away, I can’t be sure how things are really going, but the sense I’m getting from email is things are changing quickly. More quickly than they have been in the last year.
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This email this week said she didn’t want there to be an elephant in the room we pretended wasn’t there, but she wanted us to be aware she wasn’t going to have her usual terrier-like tenacity understanding all the implications and science behind everything and “what can be done.” She is planning to take everything as it comes and enjoy every single minute with my dad.
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This email this week said she didn’t want there to be an elephant in the room we pretended wasn’t there, but she wanted us to be aware she wasn’t going to have her usual terrier-like tenacity understanding all the implications and science behind everything and “what can be done.” She is planning to take everything as it comes and enjoy every single minute with my dad.
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As I write about my parents aging, and my dad, in particular, I’m going to use these tags: #AgingParents #dementia #SandwichGeneration #DeathAndDying
My mom sent my brother and I a good email articulating how she’s going to be handling my father aging. When he started showing cognitive issues last year, she was very clear that to discuss things with me when he wasn’t present, made her feel disloyal and that she wouldn’t do that.
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As I write about my parents aging, and my dad, in particular, I’m going to use these tags: #AgingParents #dementia #SandwichGeneration #DeathAndDying
My mom sent my brother and I a good email articulating how she’s going to be handling my father aging. When he started showing cognitive issues last year, she was very clear that to discuss things with me when he wasn’t present, made her feel disloyal and that she wouldn’t do that.
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If your elderly loved one's mood fluctuates wildly, SERIOUSLY consider whether poor pain management is at the root of it.
When my uncle's pain is really bad, he's completely unmanageable and forgets everything, including forgetting to ask for his pain meds. When he's on a proper maintenance dose he's fine. Pain messes with people's heads. Don't let your people suffer unnecessarily; make the doctors manage the pain properly.
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Taking the #PATHTrain from #NYC to #JerseyCity to buy a memory foam pillow from #Kohls because that's the closest place I could find with a decent, affordable one so I don't have to keep (not) sleeping on the old, shitty pillows in my uncle's apartment while I'm in the city helping him with his medical stuff. #NYCLife #SandwichGeneration
P.S. For those who were following along, he's been discharged in the hospital and is in rehab now. Progress! -
Taking the #PATHTrain from #NYC to #JerseyCity to buy a memory foam pillow from #Kohls because that's the closest place I could find with a decent, affordable one so I don't have to keep (not) sleeping on the old, shitty pillows in my uncle's apartment while I'm in the city helping him with his medical stuff. #NYCLife #SandwichGeneration
P.S. For those who were following along, he's been discharged in the hospital and is in rehab now. Progress!