The Unexpected Caregiver

For 76 million baby boomers, aging issues are becoming too prominent to ignore. Not their own aging issues—their parents’. More and more boomers find themselves in the awkward role of “parenting their parents” with issues like physical and emotional health, tending family relationships, estate planning and delicate end-of-life decisions. While this new role may be unfamiliar, it’s exactly what activity directors and elder-care professionals do every day .The Unexpected Caregiver is organized by themes: The challenges of family caregiving; mental, emotional and physical health; parent-directed activities; finding creative outlets; end-of-life issues; and dealing with complex family relationships. Softbound book by Kari Berit, MS, 192 pgs., 2007