Caregiverlist.com Helps Families Find Quality Senior Care

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Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:00am EDT

Caregiverlist.com Offers Comprehensive State-by-State Planning Information

CHICAGO, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- With 76 million baby boomers turning 65
in the next two years, the need to find quality senior care for loved ones is
weighing on the minds of many adult children. Caregiverlist.com, the nation's
online destination dedicated to connecting seniors with quality senior care
choices, is helping seniors and their loved ones define care needs and
understand the many caregiving options of today. Caregiverlist.com offers
comprehensive state-by-state planning information including background checks,
nursing home regulations, Medicaid offerings and driver's license laws.
    Caregiverlist.com is rich with objective resources for learning about
items such as assisted living, veteran care benefits, geriatric care
management, Medicare and Medicaid coverage, long-term care insurance, senior
care tax deductions and estate planning. The site requires participating
senior home care agencies to meet a checklist of standards which industry
professionals view as necessary requirements for safety and consistency in
care. This list includes background checks, various forms of insurance,
training, and 24-hour on-call service, all of which are especially valuable
when seniors are being cared for in their own home and no family members live
close enough to monitor the care.
    "Caregiverlist.com turns the often emotional and difficult search for care
for loved ones into a much easier and rewarding task," said Julie Northcutt,
Caregiverlist.com founder and president. "Caregiverlist.com helps people make
informed decisions."
    "Living across the country from my ailing aunt, I did not know where to
begin when it was time to find in-home care for her," said Roberta Schlanker
of St. Louis, Missouri. "The answer was online as Caregiverlist.com connected
us with a wonderful caregiver who now cares for my aunt, making sure she gets
her meals and medicine."
    Caregiverlist.com connects people with highly qualified and trustworthy
caregiving options across the nation. This online resource of caregiving
information and network of care providers is the answer to the caregiving
crisis.
    About Caregiverlist.com
    Caregiverlist.com is the nation's online destination dedicated to
connecting seniors with quality senior care choices. Caregiverlist.com helps
seniors and their loved ones define care needs, understand the many caregiving
options and costs and connect to senior home care agencies that meet
Caregiverlist.com's checklist of quality standards. Caregiverlist.com is also
a leading caregiving career and recruitment resource. Visit
http://www.Caregiverlist.com.
SOURCE  Caregiverlist.com

Julie Baron, +1-847-818-0782, jbaronworks@aol.com, for Caregiverlist.com
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