This headline is what caught my attention: “Caregiving Is Becoming The New Normal For Baby Boomers.” The first paragraph discusses how many baby boomers are caregivers and don’t know it. After all, driving mom or dad to a doctor’s appointment … Continue reading
There are actually 303,880 reasons to worry about caregiving. According to a study recently released by AARP, the average caregiver will realize a lifetime income related loss of $303,880. Is this inevitable? Statistics show that most of us will become … Continue reading
Two blog posts ago, I wrote about creating a web-based utility that would answer the two questions we are using to guide this initiative: “What do I do now? “How can we put patients and caregivers in control of dementia … Continue reading
As The Patterson Foundation moves from its “exploration” phase in the dementia space toward the “do something” phase of the initiative, we thought it would be helpful to pause and remind ourselves why we are involved and exploring connections in this … Continue reading
“What do I do now?” “How can we put patients and caregivers in control of dementia versus dementia being in control of them?” These are the questions we hope to answer as we further develop our work from exploring the … Continue reading
For most of us, this headline is difficult to comprehend. As we go about our daily lives, we really do not give thought to the reality that if we live long enough, we are going to need help. Or, stated … Continue reading
Big. This is one way to describe the American Society on Aging conference in San Francisco last week. Between the number of sessions, the number of attendees, and the special programs, one could easily have gotten overwhelmed. So much opportunity … Continue reading
The ASA conference in San Francisco has already been informative and productive. Like many conferences, the value is not only in the sessions, but also in the many meetings we have scheduled while we are here. This is an incredible … Continue reading
Next week, several of The Patterson Foundation initiatives – including this one – will be making presentations at the 2011 Aging in America Conference – organized by the American Society on Aging. This is going to be a wonderful opportunity … Continue reading
I had a visit this past week from a former hospital CEO who had to leave her position in order to take care of her ailing parents in another state. (I am learning that this is not a unique situation. … Continue reading