CAREGIVING
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Holidays Make Perfect Time for 'The Talk'
AARP caregiving expert Elinor Ginzler says the holidays are the best time to talk to loved ones about their current or future needs.
Useful Calculators
Helpful calculators for caregivers or care recipients:
- Determine Social Security benefits.
- Work out your monthly home budget.
- Establish your potential estate tax liability.
- Figure out your insurance needs to cover assets in case of an accident.
- Determine whether or not a Health Savings Account would benefit you or your loved one.
Tools
AARP Caregiving Tool Kit
Caregivers can access our extensive toolkit filled with interactive features, such as expert videos, calculators, and worksheets. It's a convenient stop for the information you need to care for your loved one or to volunteer to help out a friend.
Get Organized!
Download our information form, which helps you identify where your most important papers are kept. This can save you added stress during an emergency.
Employers
Supporting Caregivers
What can employers do to help caregivers? Check out our tips, and forward them to your company's benefits coordinators.
Long-Distance Caregiving
As a long-distance caregiver, you can take some steps to make the job more manageable.
CAPS Locator
Find a Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS), an expert who helps caregivers remodel their homes to accommodate loved ones with special needs.
Per-State Average
Caregiving Costs
What is the average cost of nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, adult day-care centers, or home health-aide services in your state? Use our long-term care cost calculator to approximate your options.
AARP report: Americans prefer in-home care, but Medicaid dollars go to nursing homes.
Are You Risking Your Own Retirement to Care for a Parent?
Caregivers spend money they saved for their own retirement on family members, often reducing their contributions to their IRAs or 401(k)s, or even going into debt.
A Doctor in the House
Doctors at Mount Sinai serve about a thousand homebound older patients, a fraction of the more than 100,000 people age 65 and older living in New York City who require, or would benefit from, this type of care.
From the Online Community
Journal: Caregiving for my Wife
User budday chronicles the caring for his soulmate, his wife. He has known her since he was 10.
Read Journal
Giving Vets a Little R&R
More than 30,000 U.S. military personnel have been awarded the Purple Heart for combat injuries received during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. For many of those who endure months of rehabilitation and separation from family, a luxury vacation was a distant dream—until now.
Databank USA: Adult Day Care Costs
How much does it cost, on average, for adult day care? Find out in our state-by-state map.
Family Health History a Holiday Must
Holidays and reunions are a perfect opportunity to collect a family health history, says Ivy Anderson, who did just that.
The Truth About
Upfront Hospital Fees
Our scam expert tells us how hospitals get away with requiring fees upfront and how you can negotiate a lower bill.
Caring for Your Parents
Get an intimate look at five families struggling to keep parents at home in this PBS documentary "Caring for Your Parents." Watch the show online.
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