Caring for elderly parents can be a financial and emotional challenge for many families. In her Can I Just Tell You essay, host Michel Martin explores what’s at stake when adult children become caregivers in their parents’ final years.
For many, caring for an aging parent is a daily juggle. It is estimated that up to 7 million people in the United States help care for an older relative long distance, a number expected to double in the next 15 years as the elderly population grows. If you are the designated caregiver in your family and you live more than an hour away from the relative who needs help, Orly Avitzur, medical …
The time spent caring for aging parents is burning out a significant portion of the working population, say officials with a home and community health service provider, leading a national social media charge for funding.[...]
Caring for an aging parent may be the highest calling of your life. But it also can rob you of time, money, and your own experiences. In some cases, these personal sacrifices can create bitterness and …
How to care for elderly parents is a major concern for many families.  It can be physically and emotionally overwhelming to both the parent and child.  Andrew Novick, Esq., CFP®, VP of Client Service at Condor Capital, a fee-only investment management firm in Martinsville, NJ, feels that families who discuss options and agree to a plan will be better able to handle unexpected events.  Novick …
I am one of the millions of Americans who currently take care of an elderly parent. It’s almost impossible to get through the red tape required to qualify for services. Can you imagine how much harder this will be when the Republicans start to hand out …
“A Bittersweet Season: Caring for Our Aging Parents — and Ourselves” (Knopf), by Jane Gross: Decades after screen star Bette Davis famously declared that “growing old is not for sissies,” Estelle Gross expanded on the woes of the ailing aged with her lament that people live too long and die too slowly.
The Burlington County Sheriff’s Department is once again offering its free day-long course to middle-aged residents who are looking for guidance on assisting their elderly parents in matters involving everything from Medicare to issues involving wills and estates to long-term care.
There is a hidden tax break many local families don’t know about. Thousands of local families care for elderly loved ones. They are working longer hours, paying higher gas and medical bills and struggling to find the money and time to care for aging loved ones.
Since Jan. 1, more than 10,000 baby boomers a day turned 65. This pattern will continue for the next 19 years, according to the Pew Research Center.With these astounding numbers, many of us are confronted with and are caring for aging and elderly parents. Those of us with siblings are sharing in the responsibilities, which too can be a challenge. Yet there’s hope, and this hope is manifested …
