Community Networking for Caregivers: Asking an Elderly Parent’s Neighbors for Help
According to the National Alliance for Caregiving Report, about 34 million Americans are caregivers for an elderly parent; 15 percent of them live at least one hour away from their care subject. That much distance can make it difficult to provide the level of personal care your parent may need. It falls to you to communicate with a loved one’s care providers from a distance, schedule appointments and make sure they take place as planned, to say nothing of keeping track of you
