BoomerTime with Nancy Cogar

Caregiving your parents can be one of the most stressful roles a person takes on and given the cost of institutionalized care an increasing number of those taking on that role are the adult children of aging parents.   At least 25 percent of those adult children caregivers in the U.S. are married which adds additional pressure and strain to those relationships which are already taxed and an estima...

In this episode, we are going to continue our conversation about foundational steps if you find yourself in a caregiver role. How do you get started? This is something that most don’t prepare for. Wouldn’t research of even be familiar with until you have to. Most times people come into my office following a diagnosis. Parent has a diagnosis of some form of dementia or Parkinson’s, or some debilita...

In this episode, we are talking about something being dubbed the “sandwich generation” and as I explain briefly in our intro that is label being given to anyone experiencing the struggle of simultaneously caring for children and aging parents is part of the sandwich generation. The sandwich generation is a group of middle-aged adults who care for both their aging parents and their own children.  A...

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