Check on your neighbor or even look in the next room. Spouses are a primary group of caregivers to the elderly. But, for every one elder applying for a passport, there are two who are in need of help. Nursing homes are within driving distance. Check on your neighbor or even look in the next room.
Spouses are a primary group of caregivers to the elderly.
Voices of caregivers in the workplace can be heard making phone calls trying to arrange nursing care and, most likely, waiting by the phone for a doctor to call back. Some voices are talking long distance since 7-8 million elderly live beyond an hour's ride to at least one child. Some businesses are listening to these voices and providing referrals and comprehensive support programs. They have calculated the impact of eldercare on their workforce and decided to act before it becomes a crisis. Ironically, caregivers have a hard time accepting help before there is a crisis.