with Amy O'Rourke
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America’s Advocate for Caregivers and Families Keeping Peace in the Family
153 million Americans provide unpaid care to a loved one every year. With 10,000 of us turning 65 every day, millions more will face the challenge every year. Most are unprepared and overwhelmed. Amy O’Rourke is the friend we all need to help navigate the caregiving journey. An eldercare veteran and industry leader for 40 years, Amy has helped tens of thousands through the confusing maze of home care, assisted living, nursing homes, Medicaid, Medicare, hospital administrators, pharmacists, hospice, and the Veterans Administration. As Growing Bolder’s aging and care management expert Amy shares some advice from her new book, The Fragile Years, Proven Strategies for the Care of Aging Loved Ones for her advice on beginning the conversation. I’ve seen siblings and entire families torn apart because of their conflicting views on what an aging loved one wants or needs after a life-changing event that makes the older person dependent on them. If there is already disharmony and dysfunction in a family, a loved one’s sudden decline will put even more strain on the relationships.
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The Art of Caregiving
