# families caregivers (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover families caregivers. Page: Feed: --- ## [Holding Out](https://waypoints.substack.com/p/holding-out) _2026-08-25 · Eric Jorgensen · Waypoints_ How Social Security Can Call Your Child Married Without a Wedding ## [Gone Fishing...](https://agingalmanac.substack.com/p/gone-fishing) _2026-08-20 · Saskia Siderow MPH · The Aging Almanac_ Enjoy a few favorites from the archive while the Almanac takes a break. Back next week! ## [Medicaid and Marriage:](https://waypoints.substack.com/p/medicaid-and-marriage) _2026-08-18 · Eric Jorgensen · Waypoints_ What Your Child Needs to Know Before They Say Yes ## [A Letter from the Editor](https://agingalmanac.substack.com/p/a-letter-from-the-editor) _2026-08-13 · Saskia Siderow MPH · The Aging Almanac_ Upcoming stories and lessons learned. ## [Medicaid Waivers:](https://waypoints.substack.com/p/medicaid-waivers) _2026-08-11 · Eric Jorgensen · Waypoints_ The Waitlist Is Long. Apply Today Anyway. ## [Your Decisions, Made in Advance: What Every Family Should Do After a Dementia Diagnosis](https://agingalmanac.substack.com/p/your-decisions-made-in-advance-what) _2026-08-06 · Saskia Siderow MPH · The Aging Almanac_ The documents that help people direct their future care and keep families out of court, and how to guard against scammers who prey on the vulnerable. ## [The Gift That Comes With a Deadline](https://waypoints.substack.com/p/the-gift-that-comes-with-a-deadline) _2026-08-04 · Eric Jorgensen · Waypoints_ Why a new $1,000 savings account could quietly cost your child their SSI ## [Caring for the Caregiver in Dementia](https://agingalmanac.substack.com/p/caring-for-the-caregiver-in-dementia) _2026-07-30 · Saskia Siderow MPH · The Aging Almanac_ An oncologist became a caregiver, then a counsellor. Dr. Edward Shaw's eight-need framework helps dementia caregivers travel the path not chosen. ## [Two Diagnoses, One Person](https://waypoints.substack.com/p/two-diagnoses-one-person) _2026-07-28 · Eric Jorgensen · Waypoints_ When IDD and mental health conditions overlap, the planning gets harder - and the gaps get wider. ## [Act Two: After the Diagnosis](https://agingalmanac.substack.com/p/act-two-after-the-diagnosis) _2026-07-23 · Saskia Siderow MPH · The Aging Almanac_ Patients and families often feel lost after a dementia diagnosis. We explore the options to maintain function in the disease’s early stages, from the oldest habits to the newest drugs and therapies. ## [Privacy-first AI-native browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xUxU2uonUvJk) _2026-07-23 · **Sponsored**_ No telemetry or ads — built on Ungoogled Chromium with a built-in AI sidebar and CLI. ## [The Care Access Gap](https://waypoints.substack.com/p/the-planning-gap-what-happens-when) _2026-07-21 · Eric Jorgensen · Waypoints_ What Happens When Mental Health Falls Outside What Medicaid Covers ## [The Many Faces of Dementia](https://agingalmanac.substack.com/p/the-many-faces-of-dementia) _2026-07-16 · Saskia Siderow MPH · The Aging Almanac_ Dementia is not a single illness, but an umbrella term for more than a hundred conditions. How to tell its early signs from ordinary aging, and why a diagnosis is worth having early. ## [Nobody Taught Them. Here's What That Could Cost.](https://waypoints.substack.com/p/nobody-taught-them-heres-what-that) _2026-07-14 · Eric Jorgensen · Waypoints_ When education is absent, the criminal justice system fills the gap. ## [Eat Your Ice Cream, and Other Summer Reading](https://agingalmanac.substack.com/p/eat-your-ice-cream-and-other-summer) _2026-07-09 · Saskia Siderow MPH · The Aging Almanac_ The Aging Almanac's first book review: A novelist delivers his last book, a geriatrician shares a memoir about caring for his father, and an oncologist debunks the wellness machine. ## [What Tax Planning Has to Do With Your Child's DAC Benefit](https://waypoints.substack.com/p/what-tax-planning-has-to-do-with) _2026-07-07 · Eric Jorgensen · Waypoints_ When a financial decision looks smart on a tax return and quietly costs your child decades of income ## [The Sun Comes Up Tomorrow](https://agingalmanac.substack.com/p/the-sun-comes-up-tomorrow-a-conversation) _2026-07-02 · Saskia Siderow MPH · The Aging Almanac_ Faith, family, and what the science of aging tells us about purpose. ## [Family Maximum and DAC](https://waypoints.substack.com/p/family-maximum-and-dac-the-number) _2026-06-30 · Eric Jorgensen · Waypoints_ The Number You're Counting On May Not Be the Number That Arrives ## [The Company We Keep: Social Connection Shapes How We Age](https://agingalmanac.substack.com/p/the-company-we-keep-social-connection) _2026-06-25 · Saskia Siderow MPH · The Aging Almanac_ Loneliness ranks alongside smoking as a risk to health, and social connection alongside diet and exercise as a way to live longer. What forty years of research has found. ## [Medicaid Work Requirements](https://waypoints.substack.com/p/medicaid-work-requirements-6ef) _2026-06-23 · Eric Jorgensen · Waypoints_ What Families With Disabled Adult Children Need to Know ## [White House Proposal Would Give Political Appointees Final Say on Medical Research](https://agingalmanac.substack.com/p/white-house-proposal-would-give-political) _2026-06-18 · Saskia Siderow MPH · The Aging Almanac_ For the science of growing older, from testing Alzheimer’s drugs to nursing home design and Medicare programs, the threat is immediate. The public has until July 13 to comment. ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FC3ynK4jaEtY) _2026-06-18 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [The Question That Changes the Retirement Income Plan](https://waypoints.substack.com/p/the-question-that-changes-the-retirement) _2026-06-16 · Eric Jorgensen · Waypoints_ When a client has a disabled adult child, the Social Security claiming decision affects more than their retirement. Here's what to know before you finalize anything. ## [Longevity: The Best Things in Life are Free](https://agingalmanac.substack.com/p/longevity-the-best-things-in-life) _2026-06-11 · Saskia Siderow MPH · The Aging Almanac_ What keeps you healthy into your eighties isn't for sale. It's exercise, diet, sleep and an active mind, and the first step matters more than the last. ## [The Long Game: Longevity Science and the Business of Wellness](https://agingalmanac.substack.com/p/the-long-game-longevity-science-and) _2026-06-04 · Saskia Siderow MPH · The Aging Almanac_ How a $480bn industry is making the leap from the laboratory to the supplement aisle. ## [The ABCs of LTC: A Practical Guide to Senior Living](https://agingalmanac.substack.com/p/the-abcs-of-ltc-a-practical-guide) _2026-05-28 · Saskia Siderow MPH · The Aging Almanac_ How to understand long-term care jargon, costs, and planning under pressure. ## [Under One Roof: The Return of Multigenerational Living](https://agingalmanac.substack.com/p/under-one-roof-the-return-of-multigenerational) _2026-05-21 · Saskia Siderow MPH · The Aging Almanac_ Once seen as a sacrifice, living across generations is starting to look like a strategic financial and caregiving decision. ## [Your Body, Your House: Aging in Place Means Taking Safety Seriously](https://agingalmanac.substack.com/p/your-body-your-house-aging-in-place) _2026-05-14 · Saskia Siderow MPH · The Aging Almanac_ Almost everyone wants to stay in their home as they age. The evidence on how to make your home safe, and the risks if you don't prepare, is clearer than most families realize. ## [No Place Like Home: The Housing Crisis Facing Older Americans](https://agingalmanac.substack.com/p/no-place-like-home-the-housing-crisis) _2026-05-07 · Saskia Siderow MPH · The Aging Almanac_ Most older Americans are living - and want to stay - in homes that were never built for old age, in communities that offer few alternatives. ## [Help Wanted: Medicaid Cuts Threaten Home-Based Care](https://agingalmanac.substack.com/p/help-wanted-medicaid-cuts-threaten) _2026-04-30 · Saskia Siderow MPH · The Aging Almanac_ The home care industry is short-staffed and chronically underfunded. Medicaid, the government program that holds it together for millions of families, just lost nearly a trillion dollars. ## [Patients in Waiting: The Emotional Truth About Family Caregiving](https://agingalmanac.substack.com/p/patients-in-waiting-the-emotional) _2026-04-23 · Saskia Siderow MPH · The Aging Almanac_ Clinical psychologist Allison Applebaum, PhD has spent 16 years advocating for family caregivers as people who need care too. Now, her vision is coming together. ## [Speaking Up: A Caregiver’s Guide to Medical Advocacy](https://agingalmanac.substack.com/p/speaking-up-a-caregivers-guide-to) _2026-04-16 · Saskia Siderow MPH · The Aging Almanac_ When illness strikes, one family member often becomes the patient’s representative in a complicated healthcare system. They seldom receive guidance on how to do it well. ## [Anthony Ettinger on LinkedIn (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Hj8c8vysLOpE) _2026-04-16 · **Sponsored**_ Public LinkedIn profile at linkedin.com/in/anthonyettinger. ## [The One Caregiver Problem: How Families Can Divide the Work of Care](https://agingalmanac.substack.com/p/the-one-caregiver-problem-how-families) _2026-04-09 · Saskia Siderow MPH · The Aging Almanac_ Family caregiving often operates as a one-person system. Families can avoid burnout by dividing the responsibilities more deliberately. ## [The Default Provider: America’s Reliance on Family Caregivers](https://agingalmanac.substack.com/p/the-default-provider-americas-reliance) _2026-04-02 · Saskia Siderow MPH · The Aging Almanac_ How America outsources elder care to families, and who pays the price.