Caregiving Checklist What Caregivers Need To Know

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More than 1 in 5 Americans provide unpaid care to an adult family member or friend. Whether an act of love or sense of duty, carrying out this critical role takes a toll. On this episode, three experts in caregiving share practical tips, advice and resources to help guide listeners through this difficult and demanding time. They discuss caregiver support groups, planning for retirement, how hospital-based caregiver centers help and how Covid-19 has changed caregiving. • Meet our guests: • Maria Torroella Carney, MD, FACP is chief of geriatric and palliative medicine at Northwell Health, and former health commissioner for Nassau County. • • Kerri Scanlon, RN, is the executive director for Glen Cove Hospital. • Amy Goyer, AARP family and caregiver expert and author of AARP’s “Juggling Life, Work and Caregiving” and “Things to Do Now That You’re…a Grandparent” • Listen to the full podcast episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... • Chapters: • 00:00 - Introduction • 00:46 - What is a caregiver? • 02:09 - Amy Goyer explains how she became a caregiver • 03:31 - Caregiver resources • 04:57 - The invisible patient • 06:00 - How to become a caregiver • 07:08 - Caregiver support groups • 08:31 - Financial hardships • 10:50 - What does Medicare pay for? • 11:23 - Unintended consequences of longevity • 11:55 - Early and often • 12:42 - Advanced directives and health care proxies • 13:18 - How technology has transformed caregiving • 15:48 - Age-friendly health systems • 17:25 - Practical tips for family caregivers • 18:13 - Covid's impact on caregivers • Find resources for caregivers: • Contact Northwell Health's Geriatric and Palliative Care program by emailing: [email protected] • Dr. Carney explains how caregivers can be advocates for the Covid-19 vaccine - https://www.northwell.edu/geriatrics-... • Join AARP's Family Caregiver Discussion Group on Facebook. / 1353173708169053 • Learn more about being a caregiver on AARP's Caregiving Home Page. https://www.aarp.org/caregiving • Access AARP's Financial Workbook for Caregivers: a practical guide focused on health, housing and money management. https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp...

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