U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs' Renews Commitment To Canary Health® To Continue Supporting their Caregiver Support Program - National Association of American Veterans

Why are Caregiver Support Programs Important?
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1. What is included in the recent Canary Health press release about
our continue relationship with the VA’s Caregiver Support Program? [1]

2. What is the new national dementia care initiative? [2]

3. What is a current congressional bill that if enacted will help
veterans and their caregivers?

4. Why Is self-care important for caregivers? [3]

5. What is self-care? [4]

6. What was the July 24th International Self-Care Day all about? [5]

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Neal Kaufman, M.D., M.P.H.
Founder & Chairman of the Board, Canary Health® [6]

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[1]

What is Included in the Recent Canary Health Press Release About our
Continue Relationship with the VA’s Caregiver Support Program? [1]

Issued by Canary Health

VA extends the more than decade partnership with Canary Health to
provide education and support to caregivers of seriously ill or injured
Veterans. Canary Health [8] to provide it’s Building Better Caregivers
caregiver support program.

Building Better Caregivers [7] online group education and support
program is led by peers for peers and complements VA’s other Caregiver
Support services. The program is available at no cost to all caregivers
enrolled in the Caregiver Support Program. Interested caregivers of
Veterans that qualify can sign up here. [9]

Read the Press Release [1]

[2]

What is the New National Dementia Care Initiative? [2]

By Mariah Taylor, Becker’s Hospital Review

CMS has launched [10] a dementia care program that will be piloted by
over 400 organizations. Canary Health’s [8] Building Better
Caregivers [11] can provide the required education and support to family
caregivers as part of your organization’s dementia care services.
Contact nkaufman@canaryhealth.com for more information or to schedule a
call to learn more.

The Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model focuses on
comprehensive, coordinated care that is designed to improve the lives of
people with dementia, reduce strain on their unpaid caregivers and
enable people with dementia to remain in their homes, according to the
agency’s website. It is a voluntary, nationwide model that began July 1
and will run for eight years.

The program will also test alternative Medicare payments for delivering
key services, including comprehensive, person-centered assessments and
care plans, care coordination and 24/7 access to a support line. The
program will include care navigators and nonclinical services such as
meals and transportation.

Read More [2]

What is a Current Congressional Bill that if Enacted will Help Veterans
and Their Caregivers?

by Kathleen McCarthy

There is an important bipartisan bill which if enacted would provide
critical support to Veterans and their families. House and Senate
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs leaders Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.),
Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.),
introduced H.R. 8371, _the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans
Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act_ [12]. This legislation includes
a number of bipartisan and bicameral proposals to reform and improve the
delivery of healthcare, benefits, and services at the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) for veterans, their families, and their survivors.

Read The Press Release [13]

Why is Self-care Important for Caregivers? [3]

by California Caregiver Resource Center

Caregiving can be both physically demanding and emotionally draining.
Taking time to care for yourself is essential. As evidenced by the
cliché example of airplane safety, you need to put on your own oxygen
mask before helping others. This is because we can only effectively help
others when our needs are met. It’s easy to forget to care for
yourself as a caregiver, but self-care is crucial in your role. When
your needs are met, the loved one in your care benefits too. In this
article, we will explore why self-care is important for caregivers and
offer simple ideas to implement self-care in your routine.

Self-care can feel like an extra responsibility on your plate that’s
easy to push off when time is tight. Instead of looking at self-care as
a necessary task on your to-do list, try to see it as a precursor to
your to-do list. Consider it like charging your electronic devices
overnight — just a small amount of effort so they work all day.

Read More [3]

What is self-care? [4]

by Global Self-Care Federation

WHO’s working definition of self-care is:

_“The ability of individuals, families and communities to promote
health, prevent disease, maintain health, and cope with illness and
disability with or without the support of a health-care provider”._

Self-care is the practice of individuals looking after their own health
using the knowledge and information available to them. It is a
decision-making process that empowers individuals to look after their
own health efficiently and conveniently, in collaboration with health
and social care professionals as needed.

Self-care involves:

* Making healthy lifestyle choices – being physically active and
eating healthily
* Avoiding unhealthy lifestyle habits – avoiding smoking and
excessive alcohol consumption
* Making responsible use of prescription and non-prescription
medicines
* Self-recognition of symptoms – assessing and addressing symptoms, in
partnership with a healthcare professional where necessary
* Self-monitoring – checking for signs of deterioration or
improvement
* Self-management – managing symptoms of disease, either alone, in
partnership with healthcare professionals, or alongside other people
with the same health condition

Learn More [4]

July 24th was International Self-Care Day [5]

by International Self-Care Foundation

Every year on July 24th, International Self Care Day promotes self-care
as a vital foundation of health. It’s also a day for people around the
world to prioritize self-care and make it a part of their lifestyle.

Learn More [5]

-VA Caregiver Support program [9] – [15]Direct To Consumer Caregiver Support program [15] -California Resident Caregiver Support program

Do Digital Therapeutic Programs Work?

Result published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research on Canary
Health’s Better Choices, Better Health® Program demonstrate they do.

Read the Study [16]

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