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Company Spotlight : The Caregiver Partnership

Caregiving can feel overwhelming at times, but there’s a resource that aims to help.  The CareGiver Partnership is an online resource dedicated to providing family caregivers and their loved ones with the products, services, and resources they need to remain healthy and safe at home. In its sixth year of helping caregivers and seniors, this national direct-to-consumer retailer is much more than a Web site; it’s personalized attention, educational resources and thousands of home healthcare products, all in one convenient place.

The Caregiver Partnership was recently a nominee in the Best Senior Living Online Retailer Category for the 2012 Best of the Web Awards.

Accessible caregiver support team

The Neenah, Wis.-based company has its own caregiver call center staffed by an all-female team of current and former caregivers. The team is available to answer product questions and make recommendations every day of the week, from 9–4 CST, through a toll-free number: 1-800-985-1353. There are four other ways to contact The CareGiver Partnership: e-mail, fax, standard mail or through an online contact form.

Board-certified physician assistant

The CareGiver Partnership team is supported by a board-certified physician assistant and Mayo Clinic trained nutritionist. Readers can fill out an online form to ask her a question, and benefit from her extensive experience in the areas of incontinence, diabetes, cancer, wound healing, therapeutic diets and nutrition support.

Homecare products that help maintain dignity

The thousands of helpful products carried by The CareGiver Partnership include everything needed for in-home care. Customers can search by condition, brand or category. Categories include incontinence, skin care, daily living aids, mobility, freshly prepared home-delivered meals, emergency fall detection and more.

Largest online caregiver resource library

With the largest online caregiver resource library, including links to more than 1,200 caregiver information sites, readers can find the information they need, simply and quickly. And it’s updated weekly to ensure the best and most credible information is always available.

Hundreds of helpful articles for caregivers

On The CareGiver Partnership blog, readers have free access to hundreds of helpful articles on a range of caregiver issues. The blog’s hottest topics include advice on incontinence-related tax deductions, caregiver health tips, and tools for long-distance caregiving.

To learn more about the Caregiver Partnership check out this recent video.

Memo Touch: A New Tablet Specifically for Seniors

If you or a loved one suffer from short-term memory loss, there’s a new tablet PC designed specifically for you: The Memo Touch, a tech gadget with limited functionality (compared to the typical tablet PCs like iPads), which offers reminders to take medication, keep scheduled appointments and even collaborate with friends and loved ones via an integrated calendar tool.

New tool for short-term memory loss

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This collaborative tool can be a lifesaver for long-distance caregivers, saving endless phone calls to remind an aging parent to take care of important tasks. An interactive website, accessible by anyone given a password, allows siblings, professional caregivers and patients to coordinate tasks through scheduled calendar events and personal messages. Loved ones can even send personal messages and photos.

Memo Touch is an especially useful tool when there are several family members all participating in caring for a loved one. With Memo Touch, it’s easy to coordinate schedules, assign family members certain tasks and ensure that everyone involved in care is on the same page and aware of all important details. The device can be updated remotely, meaning caregivers in distant cities can add appointments and other events. It’s more reliable than the typical sticky note and calendar method, as these more tangible items are easily misplaced.

It’s designed specifically for individuals with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, who are still capable of handling many tasks alone yet need a gentle reminder to aid with short-term memory loss. Because it’s designed for aging adults, it’s limited functionality provides a shorter learning curve for those not accustomed to new technology. Memo Touch contains all the features needed to coordinate care and maintain proper schedules, without the addition of dozens of applications that will rarely–if ever–be used.

Memo Touch is a relatively new product, introduced in 2010. Those interested in learning how Memo Touch works can sign up for a free, 14-day trial on the Memo Touch website, which will allow complete use of the website during that timeframe for multiple users. If you decide to purchase Memo Touch, the cost is $299 for the device plus a monthly subscription fee. (6 months at $29 per month or 12 months at $25 per month). There’s a three-month trial period, so if you decide Memo Touch isn’t right for you after trying it for a few weeks, you may return it for a complete refund.