Family Caregivers Provide Staggering $470 Billion in Unpaid Care According to AARP Study – AARP.org

“Family caregivers in the U.S. provided 37 billion hours of care—worth an estimated $470 billion—to their parents, spouses, partners, and other adult loved ones in 2013, according to AARP Public Policy Institute’s new report, Valuing the Invaluable: 2015 Update.”   How is family caregiving affecting you?  Let us know by commenting below.   http://www.aarp.org/about-aarp/press-center/info-07-2015/family-caregivers-provide-470-billion-in-unpaid-care-aarp-study.html

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After the White House Conference on Aging, WE have a new website …

Last week at the White House Conference on Aging the website www.aging.gov was launched.  www.ParentingOurParents.org wants you to know about Aging.gov as it was designed to provide older Americans, their families, friends, and other caregivers with a one-stop resource for government-wide information on helping older adults live independent and fulfilling lives.”   You can read

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Who’s taking care of whom and what does that cost? Surprising newest data!

The very latest study about family caregivers offers shocking news: 1 in 3 Americans is providing daily unpaid care to a family member. In 2012, adults in the United States provided more than a billion hours of unpaid caregiving every week—equal to the work of 30.5 million full-time caregivers. By

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More Good News For America’s Seniors, This Time it’s Financial

  American’s Seniors are holding steady financially, thanks to the help of government funded programs that target the elderly, according this article in the New York Times. http://nyti.ms/1TMdRWu More American Seniors Fall into Middle Class than ever before. What are your thoughts on this article? Do you feel you’re a senior

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ParentingOurParents (POP) Makes its Voice Heard: Join With Us!

ParentingOurParents (POP) makes its voice heard about elder abuse and better training and wages for those caring for our beloved seniors! http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/06/15/world-elder-abuse-day-dirty-little-secret-that-is-elder-abuse.html

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Homes on the Range: “The New Pioneers”

Green House Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating environments for “Elders,” as they call them, that are superior to traditional nursing homes. Their notion is to create “caring homes for meaningful lives” by: building small intentional communities of 7- 10 elders with each having a private room and

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Understanding Medicare Essentials – Ramsey Bahrawy

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5 Ways To Help Elderly Loved Ones Age Independently – Huffington Post

Are you taking care of your aging parents in your home or theirs? If so, you may be like many of your colleagues, feeling stressed and overwhelmed by the many responsibilities you’re taking care of. Here are 5 tips that have helped others and hopefully will help you make your

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Are Millennials Ready For A 100-Plus-Year Life? – Huffington Post

Want some more good news? Here’s another important piece by Paul H. Irving of the Center for the Future of Aging/Milken Institute. It’s very well-researched and will help you to consider this: what are YOU doing to contribute to a stimulating and long life for yourself and others you love

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Transforming Sibling Rivalry into Creating Team Pop

If you’ve become the primary one who’s POParenting your aging parents — caring for those who cared for you — your siblings can be a great source of support, creative ideas and much-needed respite. POP Family Coaches with extensive experience working inter-generationally report the “lateral support” of siblings often proves

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