“Senior Sense”: Caregiving Through a Crisis
Caregiving on a good day, can be stressful. Caregiving during a crisis can feel completely overwhelming and that is certainly the experience of many caregivers I’ve spoken to since the coronavirus outbreak started here in the United States. Some adult children cannot see their parents who are in senior living facilities that have moved to restrict visitors. Some are concerned about limiting access to who enters their parents’ homes or are concerned about the health and well-being of the paid caregivers who care for their parents. Some are concerned that their parents won’t stay home and avoid infection. Just today a friend told me her octogenarian mother was teasing her, “Most days you call to see if I’m getting out and socializing and now you’re calling to tell me to stay in!”
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