Topic: long-distance caregiving
What is a long-distance caregiver? According to the National Institute on Aging (NIA), a long-distance caregiver is anyone, anywhere, no matter your gender, income, age, social status, or employment, living an hour’s drive or more away from a person who needs your help.
Take Tom, for example – he’s one of one of six siblings and the only one living in Washington state. Tom lives in Olympia, a 75-minute drive—in good traffic—to his mom Peggy’s house, his childhood home in Seattle. …
The Geography of Families and the Art of Long-Distance CaregivingRead More »
In this podcast episode, the last episode in the Proactive Planning series, Kristin McHugh, Lead Advisor with Brighton Jones, and Lisa Mayfield, our principal and founder, answer more audience questions.
Their discussion in this episode focuses on working with an Aging Life Care manager, Sandwich caregiving, and long-distance caregiving. …
In this segment, our colleague Wendy Nathan talks about long-distance caregiving and how families who live outside the immediate geographic area can benefit from engaging a Care Manager to help in the care of their parent who lives locally.
She and Sandra also talk about the services that a fiduciary provides in support of bill paying.
It’s not uncommon for an adult child responsible for health care and/or financial decisions who lives in San Francisco or London, for example, to hire us as an advisor and support for a parent who lives in the greater Seattle area. …
Long-Distance Caregiving: Benefits of working with a care manager and a fiduciaryRead More »