Assistant Mental Health Administrator, AFN Coordinator
Somerset County Department of Human Services (NJ)
Psychiatrist, Founder (SAMHIN)
Linden, New Jersey
Transformational Life Coach
Coach Shanida, NYC Certified Minority Women-Owned Business Enterprise
Landmark partners with health plans to bring house calls to patients living with multiple chronic conditions. Landmark’s providers – doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants – come to your home to help keep you well. read more
Landmark was formed in 2013 to solve a problem that exists in the United States for people at greatest risk. Many people with multiple chronic health conditions rely on hospital emergency rooms as their primary source of health care. read more
Caring for a loved one strains even the most resilient people. If you're a caregiver, take steps to preserve your own health and well-being. read more
Those who identified with Asian cultural norms of filial piety (“be good to one’s parents) and social support were found to have less perceived caregiver burden. More employed family members is related to less perceived burden. Female caregivers experience higher levels of caregiver burden than male caregivers. read more
This article briefly synthesizes empirical work that suggests how to best support families in a palliative care context. We discuss how to define the family, emphasizing a systems approach to family care. We describe the impact of the illness on the family in terms of family members’ health, family communication issues, psychological issues, needs for information, physical care demands, and family costs of caring read more
2019 Census Report on Caregiving by the Family Caregiver Alliance. Demographic statistics covering a broad range of factors that may be of interest. read more
Women comprise the majority of caregivers of the elderly (57-81%). They also comprise the majority of caretakers for those with mental illness. Proportion of men are increasing. A large body of the evidence seems to indicate that women suffer more from the negative consequences of providing care but it is inconclusive. read more
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