Helping Family Members Understand Caregiving Cost of Alzheimer's Disease

By Dorian Martin, Health Guide Friday, May 31, 2013
The Spokane Spokesman-Review published an interesting question in its Dear Annie section. The letter from Outcast Sister described how her four siblings were irate that she was being paid a salary by her mother for providing caregiving services. The mother lived alone in an apartment near Outcast Sis...
Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide
6/ 1/13 12:54pm

It's so sad that families get caught up in money fights. People who aren't directly caring for their aging loved ones rarely understand what caregivers give up in order to be on call and to handle problems, let alone providing the direct care they provide. Your post will help some people express their frustration.

Carol

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By Dorian Martin, Health Guide— Last Modified: 06/01/13, First Published: 05/31/13