Merrily Orsini
Caring.com Expert
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Merrily Orsini was a pioneer in the business of providing geriatric care and managed in-home care. She currently serves on the advisory board of the Private Duty Homecare Association, an arm of the National Association of Home Care and Hospice. She has a master's degree in social work and is a nationally known writer and speaker on aging, elder issues, and in-home care. She served on the board of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers, chaired two national conferences presented in conjunction with the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, was a delegate to the National Institute on Aging, and cofounded and co-owned a company that provided in-home care to frail elders from 1981 to 1998.
While working in in-home care, Orsini recognized a need for special training for those who provided care at home, so she created a state-licensed, certified elder-caregiver program. She also developed a training system to help caregivers better learn how to work with clients with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. Her agency provided a unique model of care that used geriatric care management in conjunction with in-home care to allow frail elders to remain at home as long as they desired to do so.
Recently Published on Caring.com
Wednesday July 30, 2008
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Answer - My mother is a veteran's widow. What kind of rights does she have in choosing a home health aide?
How to find acceptable home health aides for elderly parents or seniors on Medicare or Medicaid.
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Tuesday May 20, 2008
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Answer - Do you have any tips for moving my parente out of a nursing home back to a home?
How to create a discharge plan when an aging relative is ready to leave a nursing home.
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Thursday May 15, 2008
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Answer - How Can I Convince my Brother Not to Leave His Nursing Home?
Many of our readers are struggling with this same issue...
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Wednesday April 16, 2008
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Answer - How can I help my mother with the stress of caring for my grandmother?
How to find respite care and other supports for stressed caregivers of elderly parents.
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Monday March 31, 2008
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Answer - How can we convince my father, who has cancer and can not live alone but insists, to move in with us?
When ailing, elderly parents refuse to move, here are suggestions for finding supports in their community.
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Monday February 11, 2008
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Answer - How can I help my parents with dementia accept the care they need?
The operative word in this question is "dementia...
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Answer - How do we convince my in-laws to seek alternative housing?
Moving from a family home is an overwhelming prospect...
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