Word: caringly
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Researchers say family caregivers too often exhaust themselves, their relationships and their finances in caring for an older relative--caregivers spend about $1.5 billion each month out of pocket, for instance. The strain is often made worse by the fact that families aren't prepared for the role of caregiver. In addition to coping with the sadness of a loved one's illness, they simply don't know what to do or where to turn to relieve the burden. Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., gerontologist and author of Age Power, suggests that the most vital thing a caregiver can do is find...
Fortunately, the aging of the baby boomers is also creating a boom of services (many of them free) for people thrust into the caregiver's role. Geriatric-case managers can offer all kinds of practical assistance to a family in need, from coordinating home health care to providing financial and emotional counseling. The local Office of the Aging, or Eldercare Locator (800-677-1116), can assign local case managers for families who live at a distance. Two particularly helpful Internet sites are www.AgeNet.com and www.aoa.gov...
...forms; she visits some of her clients in nursing homes and keeps in touch with their family members by phone. Paddock says she loves her work and has grown close to her clients and their families, "but no one should have to do this alone." Caregivers must also take care of their own personal, health and financial planning. As I couldn't help noticing this Thanksgiving, we recent graduates of the kid's table aren't getting any younger ourselves...
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While Catholic-sponsored health-care facilities are bound by the church's teachings prohibiting, among other things, contraception and tubal ligations, it is imperative that these teachings be balanced with the medical needs of the community. Other health systems have found creative solutions to accommodate both women's health needs and the church's position--through an independent provider or separate funding source. Without practical alternatives, women across America could be left without the affordable reproductive health care that is the most basic to women during their child-bearing years. ALEXANDER C. SANGER, PRESIDENT Planned Parenthood New York City...