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Elder Care News
USA Today
Series Examines Issues Important to Caregivers for the Elderly
ABC News presents video on three of the reports, links below
June 25, 2007- USA
Today on Monday published several articles on issues
related to elder care as part of a five-day series. Headlines and
summaries appear below. Below are also links to ABC News reports on some
of the USA Today reports.
● "Becoming
'Parent of Your Parent' an Emotionally Wrenching Process":
"Caring for elderly parents ... can threaten the emotional health," as
well as the physical health, of caregivers and their families,
USA Today
reports (Fetterman [1],
USA Today,
6/25).
● "Elder
Care Shifting Away From Nursing Homes": A "shift away from
institutionalized care is growing" among adult children who care for
their elderly parents because of "the growth of less-restrictive types
of care," such as assisted-living facilities and supervised adult day
care, USA
Today reports (Block,
USA Today,
6/25).
● "Growing
Up Meant Becoming a Caregiver": The article profiles Ray
Payton, a Virginia woman who cares for both of her grandparents in their
home and works two jobs to pay for their expenses (Fetterman [2],
USA Today,
6/25).
● "Many
Worry About Being Able To Care for Relatives in the Future":
Almost half of the 59% of baby boomers who do not offer personal or
financial help or both to their elderly parents have concerns about
their ability to offer such help in the future, according to a
USA Today/ABC
News/Gallup poll,
USA Today
reports (Fetterman [3],
USA Today,
6/25).
● "Proposed
Legislation Would Help Caregivers With Financial, Day Care Aid":
Lawmakers have proposed several bills that seek to reduce costs for
family caregivers -- some of which would provide caregivers with tax
credits of as much as $3,000 annually -- but Congress "hasn't passed any
of the proposals in final form,"
USA Today
reports (Fetterman [4],
USA Today,
6/25).
Broadcast Coverage
ABC News recently broadcast three reports in
conjunction with the
USA Today
series. Summaries appear below. Expanded ABC News coverage is available
online.
● "Companies Help Employees Care for Parents":
The "World
News" segment includes comments from Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.);
Scott Weisburg, vice president of benefits and compensation at
General Mills; and
Verizon and General Mills
employees who care for their elderly parents (Jamieson, "World News,"
ABC, 6/23). Video of the segment and expanded coverage are available
online.
● "Tech Tools Let Seniors To Stay Independent":
The "Good
Morning America Sunday" segment includes comments from
Jeffrey Kaye -- director of the
Oregon Center for Aging and
Technology, which develops technology to help elderly
individuals live independently -- and a family that uses ORCATECH
products ("Good Morning America Sunday," ABC, 6/24). Video of the
segment and expanded coverage are available
online.
● "'Fraiser' Star's Family Struggle With
Alzheimer's": The "This
Week" segment includes a discussion with actor David Hyde
Pierce (Stephanopoulos, "This Week," ABC, 6/24). Video of the segment
and expanded coverage are available
online.
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