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Carol Levine

Carol Levine is a senior fellow at United Hospital Fund in New York City and former UHF's Families and Health Care Project director. She has written several books about caregiving, including Navigating Your Later Years For Dummies. (Wiley and AARP). She welcomes comments and questions at [email protected]

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Watch Your Step! Vision Care Helps Prevent Falls

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Many patients and families forget, which can lead to complications later
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Can You Get Paid to Take Care of Your Mom?

It may be possible. Here are 7 options to explore.
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No Caregiver Is an Island, Though It May Seem That Way

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