Jan

28

Why families facing long term care responsibilities are often torn apart

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Family members who become caregivers unwittingly pay a heavy price–that can, actually, lead to their own health issues.
The desire to help a chronically ill family member helps to reduce the loss of self, damage to relationships due to stress, dedication and loyalty issues, resentment, loss of sleep and exhaustion.
Health and stress
If you think about it [...]

Jan

16

There’s no place like home

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Just like Dorothy said in the Wizard of Oz, “There’s no place like home,” most seniors would agree that they would prefer to live at home when their health declines and when caring for themselves becomes difficult.
Who provides long-term care in the home?
Mainly three types of people do:

Spouses (6%)
Daughters (83%), usually eldest daughters, [...]