Family caregivers get help from new product
More
than one-quarter of the adult population has provided care for a
family member or friend during the past year. From a parent
slowly debilitated by Alzheimer’s disease to a friend suddenly
incapacitated by a stroke, the number of people requiring such care
is growing dramatically as our elderly population increases. Many of
their caregivers are still caring for their own children and working
full or part time. Struggling to cope with their added responsibilities,
they are confronted with a broad but haphazard array of resources,
uncertain where to find helpful information pertinent to their particular
situation. They have limited time to gather necessary information,
and when a crisis occurs and they suddenly need this information, they
feel panicked and stressed.
A
new product from Organized Solutions offers relief for these caregivers.
Keep Tabs On Caregiving is a comprehensive guide and organizer
for family caregivers, filled with valuable information to better
prepare
them for the inevitable challenges they face. Both the content
and design promote informed decision-making, increased efficiency,
and
ultimately higher-quality care.
Keep
Tabs On Caregiving includes more than 80 pages of helpful information
such as tips on deciding
if it’s safe for a loved one to live
alone or continue to drive; checklists to promote informed decision-making
such as choosing in-home care, assisted living, or a nursing
home; charts to help monitor medications; forms to record and update
important legal, financial, insurance, and other personal information;
and additional
valuable resources. The forms are provided on both paper, for
completing
by hand, and on a CD, for those who prefer using a computer to
record and update personal information. The organizer is divided
into eight
essential subjects and includes suggestions for collecting appropriate
data. Everything is contained in an easy-to-carry binder with
a pocket for storing oversized papers. With all necessary material
in one convenient
place, caregivers can easily keep information up-to-date and
at
their fingertips so they won’t have to hunt for it in the
middle of a crisis or unexpected event.
Keep
Tabs On Caregiving evolved from a tool initially created
to address the problems experienced by the product developer
and his siblings
while taking care of their own parents. Finding little guidance,
they were overwhelmed by their search for answers and appropriate
help,
unsure how to choose among the many care alternatives. They
spent a lot of time searching for important papers that were suddenly
required,
such as financial and legal records. They lacked a system to
organize this material or locate it when needed, often in the
middle of an unanticipated
crisis. Moreover, some documents were out of date and no longer
met current needs.
About
Organized Solutions
Organized
Solutions is a new business that develops and distributes innovative
products to help individuals and businesses
increase
their effectiveness and efficiency by staying organized,
reducing mistakes,
improving communications, and making better decisions.
Howard Wolkowitz manages this company, whose start was motivated
by his experiences
as a caregiver for his parents and which is guided by his
20-plus years’ experience
as a business manager. Organized Solutions sells its products
through its Web site, www.organizedsolutionsllc.com
. The company
also provides
other services on the Web site: a posting of monthly tips
for caregivers and a message board where users can benefit from
one another’s
experience by viewing and commenting on their local care facilities.
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