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There were 36.3 million Americans over age 65 in 2000, and
it is projected that there will be 86.7 million by 2050.
2000 CENSUS,
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU |
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There were 33.9 million family caregivers of elders in 2004,
and it is projected that there will be 81 million by 2050.
CAREGIVING IN THE
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PBS
45 & 49 presented a free conference that featured sessions
on adult caregiving plus information booths from area organizations.
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| Watch the 45-minute
presentations in their entirety: |
 Monitoring
Your Parents’ Medications
by Maryjo Cleveland,
M.D., The Summa Center for Senior Health
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To
Drive or Not to Drive
by Catherine Maxwell, M.D., FACP,
The Summa Center for Senior Health
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Maintaining
the Brain
by Elizabeth Mulroy,
Alzheimer’s Association
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Nursing
Home Costs: How to Plan for Nursing Home Care
by Jack N. Alpern,
The Alpern Law Firm
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Stress
Relievers for Caregivers
by Kim Mozzochi,
Area Agency on Aging
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Safety at
Home: Home Modifications
by Paul Holm, Rebuilding
Together Summit County
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Consumer
Protection/Helping Parents Prevent Identity Theft
by Cynthia Sich,
Summit County Office of Consumer Affairs
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Starting
Difficult Discussions
by Lori Flesher,
Hospice of Summa
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PBS 45 & 49 presents a new 30-minute
companion program that offers caregivers concrete advice and
guidance from local health care agencies and experts. Co-produced
by Summa Health System and the Area Agency on Aging, the program
will include five vignettes about the following caregiving
topics:
- Signs of decline in the elderly
- When geriatric assessment is recommended
- Resources that are available to families
- Support services for caregivers
Each segment will be followed by a panel
discussion with geriatrics and health care experts from Summa
Health System and the Area Agency on Aging. Panelists from
Summa Health System include geriatricians Maryjo Cleveland,
M.D. and Natalie Kayani, M.D., FACP; Linda Choken, LISW; and
Cathy Torcasio, Ph.D. Representing the Area Agency on Aging
will be staff members Matt Reed, Nancy Burkhart, Susan Sigmon
and Kim Mozzochi. Also participating on the panel will be Judy
Akins of Cambridge Home Health and Julie Falter of the Alzheimer’s
Association.
Full-length
panel discussions:
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As the population ages, many adults
are grappling with an unprecedented revolution as they become
the primary caregivers for their aging parents.
This documentary draws much-needed attention
to this widespread reality. Through an intimate look at
five American families, the program underscores today’s
struggle to keep parents at home, the tensions between
siblings and the complexity of shifting caregiver roles.
In the end, successful caregiving requires
one primary ingredient — love.
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