By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  May 31, 2023

Two Full-Time Jobs: The Challenges of Being a Family Caregiver While Working

Acting as a family caregiver can be a challenging, full-time job, and it can be even more challenging if you already have a full-time (or even part-time) job. The struggle is a common one: An estimated 60 percent of family caregivers are employed, and two-thirds have had to make some…more.

Categories: Caregiving
By Courtney McHugh, MSW, LSW, Lead Navigator, Family Reach  |  May 17, 2023

How to Ask for Financial Support During Cancer Treatment

When you’re diagnosed with cancer, you may find yourself sorting through a lot of information — treatment schedules, medications, etc. — and it’s easy for questions about money to get overlooked. Even if financial questions are top of mind, we know that asking for help paying your housing, food, and…more.

Categories: Caregiving
By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  May 3, 2023

Don’t Let a Tank of Gas Stand in the Way of Needed Medical Treatment

The diagnosis can be frightening enough. Hearing you or your child has cancer, a rare disease or other chronic health condition can send the heart sinking and the mind spinning. Is the condition treatable? What do treatments entail? How will your quality of life be impacted? Then comes the financial…more.

By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Apr 19, 2023

CancerCare: Barriers to Proper Nutrition are Both Financial and Physical

As part of our series on Food and Transportation Disparities, Real World Health Care reached out to Leeann Medina-Martinez, LCSW, CancerCare’s Disparities Program coordinator. CancerCare is the leading national organization providing free, professional support services and information to help people manage the emotional, practical and financial challenges of cancer. We…more.

By ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center  |  Apr 5, 2023

Nine Steps to Respite Care for Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia, including Alzheimer’s Disease

Caregivers of family members with dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, may face special challenges that result in changing roles within the family and the need for more intensive levels of care. Providing care can be complicated and challenging and requires careful planning. Respite care services can provide family caregivers with a…more.

By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Mar 8, 2023

Cancer Patients Can Benefit from Improved Nutrition Options

In 2018, Dr. Dhagash Joshi, MD, came to a career-changing realization in his role as a hospitalist physician at Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, California. His hospital, located near several large and growing cancer centers, was seeing an influx of oncology patients with complex needs. In caring for…more.

By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Feb 22, 2023

Caregiving Expert: “Fill Your Tank”

The number of Americans providing unpaid care to family members or loved ones has increased since 2015. Today, about one in five is acting as a family caregiver to an adult with health or functional needs, according to a 2020 report by AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC).…more.

Categories: Caregiving
By Patricia Falconer, Strategic Advisor, Atlas Health  |  Feb 8, 2023

Financial Toxicity Across the Cancer Care Continuum

Financial toxicity describes the problems cancer patients experience related to the cost of treatment. Medical financial hardship is increasingly common with many cancer patients due to the difficulty of paying medical bills, high level of financial distress and need to delay or forgo care altogether because of cost. The economic…more.

By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Jan 25, 2023

Social Determinants of Health Create Barriers to Care

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the non-medical factors that influence health outcomes. They are the conditions in the environment where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks. SDOH contribute to wide health disparities…more.

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