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By Jane Malkoff MSN RN NP This question is difficult for me.  The answer is simple and deeply complex.  Not knowing how to express the answer can cause a fumbling around for words sounding like a bad marketing pitch.  Expressing my love and commitment to what I do can...

By Jane A. Malkoff MSN RN NP Several years ago while working closely on a project with a local elder law attorney, we came across a manifesto designed by Gary Barg the founder of Caregiver.com (decent site, check it out) designed to guide and empower people who take...

by Jane A Malkoff MSN RN NP When is it time to consider nursing facility care? How do you make a selection? Now what do you do after the move takes place? #3  Now what do you do after the move takes place? After the often grueling and hectic decision making...

by Jane A Malkoff MSN RN NP When is it time to consider nursing facility care? How do you make a selection? Now what do you do after the move takes place? #1 When is it time to consider a nursing facility? Don’t let anyone coerce you into thinking there is a correct...

By Jane A Malkoff There is something exceptional about my sister’s children.  Actually, I have three sisters and all of them have exceptional children as far as I am concerned!  I am unapologetically biased about that.  Adrian, a dear nephew, was...

3 Valuable Lessons Learned as a Care Consultant By Jane A. Malkoff MSN RN NP Opportunity is alive and well.  With 29 years as a registered nurse (I cannot believe that!), 23 of those as an advanced practice nurse/nurse practitioner, and 19 of those also as a patient...

I Know Somebody By Jane Malkoff MSN RN NP Can we simply declare a name like Clarity and then have the audacity to combine it with the words Care and Advocates and be free from any associated responsibility?  Who do we think we are anyway?!  Well, it just so...

By Jane A. Malkoff MSN RN NP Can I get a witness?  People are awesome! Several years ago I started wondering if there were certain shared characteristics among the many amazing people in the world around me, especially among those people I serve in our business...

By Jane Malkoff MSN RN NP   There is simply no end to the workload a family caregiver carries when they are in the midst of providing compassionate care to a loved one.  Family caregivers are required to be available practically any time and any place, major...