Last week, the focus was on long-term planning. Let’s follow up this week by looking at Caregiving statistics in 2025. By the Numbers According to AARP last year, over 53 million people in the U.S. were providing unpaid care. Of the 53M caregivers, 36% are between the ages 50-64; 22% are between the ages of […]
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Long-term Care Planning is a complex issue. With an aging population, planning for elder care is a growing concern. By 2025, it is projected that over 20% of the U.S. population will be 65 or older. Rising healthcare costs and longer life expectancies underscore the importance of planning for long-term care. Let’s consider long-term care
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The Hidden Heroes Among Us: Celebrating National Family Caregivers Month In homes across America, an extraordinary story of love, dedication, and sacrifice unfolds every day. These stories belong to family caregivers—parents caring for children with special needs, adult children supporting aging parents, and grandparents stepping in to raise grandchildren. This November, during National Family Caregivers
June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month. To look into this, I went to the National Center on Elder Abuse website to learn more to share with you all today. 1 in 10 adults aged 60+ in the U.S. experienced some form of abuse in the prior year. Be alert for you and your loved ones.
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November was the month to recognize family caregivers. In my humble opinion, it would be terrific to recognize family caregivers – care is a 24/7 job! As we enter into the holiday season, take a minute to think about ways you can support a caregiver ❣️ As the percentage of Americans providing caregiving services to
“Out of Love” is a book written by Lynn Abaté-Johnson. Lynn and I met when she and her husband relocated from Northern California. Today I am featuring her in my Advisory Perspective Series. Mother’s Day is around the corner. It seemed a perfect time to highlight Lynn’s caregiving journey. After being a primary caregiver for
The 2022 caregiving statistics are out. Highlighting this information today to enlighten you to consider this question. Have you prepared anything to help yourself be ready if the time comes? Resources and help for caregiving “in the moment” is hard to navigate. Resources in your community may or may not be readily available, or provide
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Caregiving is a topic many (most) will or have faced in life. Long distance caregiving adds an additional element to the equation. Caregiving resources have developed quite a bit over the years. Knowing about and using resources when you need help with long distance and/or local caregiving is why I’m writing this post today. State
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Much has been written about the “sandwich generation”. On Mother’s Day, let’s honor those who are moms, who have moms and acknowledge all they do for so many! The sandwich generation faces caregiving from two sides of the coin: parents and children. Both sides are highly dependent upon them to act on their behalf. The
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Grieving a death is not easy at any age. Grieving a death for younger adults is often a “first death” and very difficult. As Family Caregivers Month continues, let’s care and support for those grieving a death along with our caregivers. Two recent articles highlighted this for me and rather than sit back, I bring
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