Providing the Care
By: Source: AARP.org Date Posted: 2006-04-18 16:38:00-04:00
Seminar Introduction
Caring for a parent who is too sick or frail to live alone takes a huge emotional, physical and sometimes even financial toll on the caregiver as well as the parent. But too often the task is made even more difficult when adult children fail to take advantage of all the help they can get, whether from other family members or from social service agencies. Learning how to do so results in better care for the parent and reduces the burden on the caregiver.
This seminar is designed to help you figure out how best to help your parents when they need hands-on caregiving. Your will learn to identify the best strategies to care for your parent and to determine where and how to get assistance.
Learning Objectives
- Identify three community services that can help care for your parents in their home.
- List four strategies for dealing with family members when you are seeking their help with caregiving responsibilities.
- Draw up a plan for caring for your parents who live far away should serious illness strike.
- Identify three services specifically designed to ease the stress of caregivers.
Credits
Copyright 2002, AARP. This seminar is part of a series about caring for your aging parents. The other seminars on this topic include Planning for the Care of Aging Parents and Managing Caregiving Details: The Basics.
Technical Requirements
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Browser: Internet Explorer 6 and higher, Netscape 7.2 and higher or equivalent browser. Your browser must be JavaScript-enabled and must be set to accept cookies.
Network Connection: The recommended minimum connection is 56Kbps. A faster connection is encouraged to take better advantage of the media elements in the seminar.
Contributors
AARP Health and Supportive Services Team
This seminar is brought to you through the AARP Health and Supportive Services team. One of this team’s goals is to expand people’s access to information and resources and give them the knowledge to cope with aging situations. Using this knowledge, they can make choices that meet their or their loved one's needs and improve the quality of life.
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization dedicated to making life better for people 50 and over. We provide information and resources; engage in legislative, regulatory and legal advocacy; assist members in serving their communities; and offer a wide range of unique benefits, special products, and services for our members. These include AARP The Magazine, published bimonthly; AARP Bulletin, our monthly newspaper; AARP Segunda Juventud, our quarterly newspaper in Spanish; NRTA Live and Learn, our quarterly newsletter for 50+ educators; and our Web site, www.aarp.org. We have staffed offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Original Teaser Caring for a parent who is too sick or frail to live independently takes a huge emotional, physical and sometimes even financial toll on the caregiver as well as the parent. But too often the task is made even more difficult when adult children fail to take advantage of all the help they can get, whether from other family members or from social service agencies. Learning how to do so results in better care for the parent and reduces the burden on the caregiver. This seminar is designed to help you figure out how best to help your parents when they need hands-on caregiving. Your will learn to identify the best strategies to care for your parent and to determine where and how to get assistance.
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Seminar Introduction
Providing Care in Their Home
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