Sas Partners With Caring For Eldery Family Members
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The article "SAS Partners With Caring For Eldery Family Members" is about family, it has been written by Barbara Mascio.
The online spuport group for family caregivers, hosted by
Barbara Halpern, past director of Elderly Security Programs and
founder of the Coalition on Senior Safety, has last month been
included as an additional caregiver resource from the Senior
Approved Free Web Community. (Elderly Security Programs was part
of The NYC Department for the Aging, Safe Streets Program)
Barbara Mascio, founder and president of Senior Approved
Services (www.Seniorsapprove.Com) said, “We were receiving
multiple requests from our web visitors to include an online
support group for the adult child providing care.
We were
thrilled when Barbara Halpern, host of Caring for Eldelry Family
Members
(http://groups.Msn.Com/CaringforElderlyFamilyMembers/home.Htm)
approached us with the idea to work together.”
Ms.
Halpern, an active advocate for both senior citizens and
family caregivers had been searching for additional resources to
enhance services at her active members only support group forum
when she came across the Senior Approved Free Web Community.
“Both of our services have the same goals, to help the senior
and the family caregiver.
Utilizing the network of Certified
Senior Approved Services is an extra added bonus, my members can
feel quite comfortable reaching out and contracting with these
services based on their proven record of quality care and
service,” affirms Ms.
Halpern.
More than 50 million people, provide care for a chronically ill,
disabled or aged faimly member or friend during any given year.
Most family members readily jump in to help a loved one and will
put their own lives on hold.
Only 46 percent epxect to be
caregivers longer than two years. In fact the average length of
time spnet on caregiving is about eight years, with
approximately one third of respondents providing care for 10
years or more.
(Source: MetLife Juggling Act Study, Balancing
Caregiving with Work and the Costs of Caregiving, Met Life
Mature Market Institute, November 1999.)
Online support groups work well for the adult child who may have
become isolated due to the demands of 24 x 7 care
responsibilities. The support is available 24 hours a day seven
days a week, thanks to the world wide web.
Family caregivers are welcome to join and become membres through
the Caring for Elderly Family Members support group. You are
also welcome to visit Senior Approved Services for assistance.
The web Internet site offers a place to submit words of wisdom, a recipe
contest (not just for food!), subscribe to a free monthly ezine
and much more!
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