During any given year, there are more than 44 million Americans (21% of the adult population) who provide unpaid care to an elderly or disabled person 18 years or older. Altogether, informal caregivers provide 80 percent of the long-term care in the United States. Sixty-one percent of caregivers are women. – womenshealth.org The average caregiver is age 46, female, married and working outside the home earning an annual income of...
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Thinking about providing senior care for your loved one is probably one of the most difficult tasks you will ever face. What You Need to Know The key to a successful strategy for senior care is to consider how your loved one is likely to progress over the months and years ahead. The first thing you must do is talk to the professionals that are involved with your senior. They will be able to offer advice regarding the amount of care...
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(BPT) – Virtually all parents have experienced the terror of looking up from what they were doing only to realize their child has wandered off. Your pulse races, your heart pounds and you can’t relax until your child is back in sight. As children grow up, they learn to stay put — or at least let you know where they’re going — and your fears fade. If you become a caregiver for a parent, grandparent or other loved one with...
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