This Week's Program
Aging: Care Options
One of the more difficult aspects of our aging population is the growing number of years we will spend caring for a dependent parent. How are you preparing for those years? How will you know if a nursing home is the right option?
Stella Henry, author of The Eldercare Handbook, says that the average American will spend 18 years caring for a dependent parent, and that the question is not if, but when that will begin. Stella is a strong advocate for educating the public on the difficult issues facing families about how best to care for aging parents.
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Harvey Yoder
Looking back, I feel forever blessed for having the brief opportunity I did to care for my dad in his last days of life. In that experience I found myself getting in touch both with him and myself in ways that could have never happened otherwise, leaving me with a legacy of grace and gratitude I will always cherish.
Continue ReadingThis Week's Resources
The Eldercare Handbook: Difficult Choices, Compassionate Solutions, by Stella Henry. For more information on the book see http://www.eldercarehandbook.com/
Related Resources
National Association for Area Agencies on Aging (N4A)
Find local resources and learn about advocacy for aging adults.
Eldercare Locator
Find local aging agencies, community-based services for aging adults
Devoted to promoting and reporting scientific research on aging.
Burton's Blog
We Need a Public Option
There was a time when you worked, and then you died. Now you work, you retire, and then you die. Some will spend half as long in retirement as they did in their work lives. It’s a different world than it was for our great grandparents.
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Aging often means drastic life changes and limits on independence. This is true for our guests next week who, after 60 years of marriage, found themselves going from a big house to a small room in a nursing home and eventually to separate living quarters.
Favorite Family Recipes
Chow Mein Chicken Salad
Lois Priest offers this recipe for a quick and easy, good-for-you salad.
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