Each family caregiver’s journey is unique and meaningful. The responsibilities of the family caregivers in our community are crucial to allowing many seniors to age in place despite living with a disability or declining health. When a family caregiver makes well-intentioned, [...]
July is National Sandwich Generation Month, a time to recognize the group of individuals “caught in the middle” of caring for their aging relatives and children simultaneously. A majority (71%) of the people in this group are aged 40-59, with an additional 19% under the age o [...]
Although Governor Tim Walz has partially relieved Minnesota residents of strict COVID-19 restrictions, many individuals still remain affected -- especially older adults. Holidays looked different this year for many with the gathering restrictions still in place. Many were no [...]
November is National Family Caregiver Month, a time to recognize and support family caregivers. It is also the month in which we reflect and express gratitude and thanks for those in our lives and, for many of us, celebrate Thanksgiving. As caregivers, it's a good time to fo [...]
Because we are living longer than ever before, we are also seeing a swell in the number of people who are caregivers for their aging loved ones. There are around 15 million individuals in the United States who spend time providing unpaid care to someone with mild cognitive i [...]
