Men Increasingly Being Called on to be Caregivers In the last 15 years, the number of men caring for loved ones with AlzheimerÛªs or dementia has more than doubled, from 19 to 40 percent, according to the AlzheimerÛªs Association.åÊ The trend mirrors the higher number of women with the disease...
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Possible New Blog – Your Thoughts
I am considering starting a sister blog to this one tentatively entitled Caregiver Confessions. Here is the idea. I push a lot of one way information to my audience around what I call educated aging – physical, emotional and financial. And I know that caregiving is an important issue that...
Son Tries to Evict 98-year-old Mom From House
Mary KantorowskiCourtesy NBC From the Associated Press Peter Kantorowski wanted his 98-year-old mother Mary to move into a nursing home or live with him. She wouldn’t go; she didn’t want to leave her home of nearly 60åÊyears. Finally, Kantorowski went to court and served his mother with an eviction notice...
9% of 60+ Live Below Poverty and Missing Out on Benefits (VIDEO)
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9% of 60+ Live Below Poverty and Missing Out on Benefits
Many seniors are missing out on benefits of which they are entitled according to the National Council on Aging. In a recent brief they cited lack of awareness about benefits, perceived (real or otherwise) complexity of applications, the stigma associated with receiving entitlements, and not understanding who may be eligible....
Recognizing the Important Role of Family Caregivers
Guest post by Stien Vandierendonck, Manager of Programs and Communications at the National Alliance for Caregiving. åÊ Most American caregivers are female and on average 48 years old. They typically take care of a relative, most often a parent, for an average period of 4.6 years.1 The estimated economic value...
Track This Bill – Extending the Dependent Care Credit
A bill introduced in the House of Representatives would extend the dependent care credit to include expenses related to caring for parents and grandparents who do not live with the taxpayer. åÊ The bill was introduced in response to the rising number of people providing financial assistance to a parent...
Who Gets Custody of Grandma After the Divorce?
Who from my family will step up and care for me as I grow older? That is a question a lot of baby boomers are asking themselves. Because the prospects are scary. In a study reported in Long-Term Care Magazine, divorce and remarriage is changing the role of adult children...
Caregivers Have Bad Health Habits
Be Thankful to Our Caregivers This Season@Getty Images While this is a study from just one state, Calif., anecdotally I can report that its implications certainly apply to the country. The estimated 6 million informal caregivers in California show serious psychological distress and negative health behaviors such as smoking, according...