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Podcasts for Caregivers: 8 helpful caregiver podcasts

Podcasts for Caregivers: 8 helpful caregiver podcasts

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Podcasts for caregivers provide tremendous support. During your caregiving journey, you will have many challenges and questions. A great way to get help and advice is to listen to podcasts for caregivers. And you can even multitask! While you are doing household chores, exercising, or even resting you can access resources or get new ideas to help you.

Since caregivers have limited time, I find podcasts that give quick, actionable tips are best. To support caregivers, I have made a list of some caregiver podcasts that I have found helpful. Moreover, all the podcast hosts have life experiences with the challenges of caregiving. So they know what they are talking about!

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10 ways to help as a long-distance caregiver

10 ways to help as a long-distance caregiver

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Being a long-distance caregiver is a challenge when you live in one state and your aging parents live in another. Or if you have a busy job that keeps you from hands-on caregiving. Or if a sibling is providing more local care and you can’t be there. And caregiving responsibilities are on the rise. According to AARP, nearly 1 in 5 Americans provide care to an adult.  If you are a long-distance caregiver there is plenty for you to do to help your family.

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Personal care assistant: Does your parent need a helper ?

Personal care assistant: Does your parent need a helper ?

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When you are a parent of young children, a “mother’s helper” can be a godsend. They help around the house or watch the children so the parent can get things done. Shouldn’t there be a “daughter’s helper” or “son’s helper”? Someone to help your aging parents with household tasks, errands, etc.?

As more seniors choose to age in place, Personal Care Assistants (PCAs) are on the rise. Although they are not qualified medical assistants such as home health aides, personal care assistants provide many helpful services.

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November is National Family Caregivers Month

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November is National Family Caregivers Month.

“Family members, friends, and neighbors devote countless hours to providing care to their relatives or loved ones. During National Family Caregivers Month, we recognize and thank the humble heroes who do so much to keep our families and communities strong.” – President Barack Obama

Family caregivers are everywhere. According to a 2013 Pew Research Study on the Sandwich Generation: Nearly half (47%) of adults in their 40s and 50s have a parent age 65 or older and are either raising a young child or financially supporting a grown child (age 18 or older).”

Even Millennials are affected. In a study by the AARP, Millennials spend on average 21 hours per week on family caregiving. That is almost a part-time job.

Furthermore, caregiving is taking its toll.  AND wrote a sobering article, Caregiving is Killing Us: A Nation of Daughters in Crisis. They cite a 2011 MetLife study estimates that female caregivers lose about $324,044 in lost wages and Social Security benefits.

In order to support caregivers, I am joining AlzAuthors in discounting books for family caregivers. You can see the discounted books by clicking this link.

Estate Planning for the Sandwich Generation: How to Help Your Parents and Protect Your Kids.

The Kindle version is on sale for $2.99 from November 7 – November 13th, a 70% discount.

Get your copy by clicking this link.

Comprehensive and practical…as a Certified Caregiving Consultant, I will certainly be recommending this book as a resource.
– Elizabeth B. Miller, Certified Caregiving Consultant, Happy Healthy Caregiver