Challenges and Choices: Elderly Caregiving

Although a caregiver can be anyone -- a spouse, child, friend or neighbor, usually it is a woman. The typical caregiver is 57 years old, female, married and employed outside the home. She can expect to spend as many years caring for a parent as for her children. There is also a good chance that she will be a caregiver to more than one person during her lifetime. If you are not currently caring for an elder, chances are that you will at some time during your life. This guide provides information about our aging population, issues related to caregiving, ideas for taking care of yourself and resources that can help. Elderly Caregiving