Why Spouse Caregivers are in Worse Health Than The Spouse They Care For | What Children Must Know

Why are spouse caregivers in worse health than the spouse they care for? Adult children helping aging parents who are spouse caregivers do not realize the toll that being a caregiver takes on a mother or father caring for their other parent. The physical and emotional health toll is even greater on spouse caregivers of spouses with dementia.

In this video, caregiving expert Pamela D Wilson shares:

1) What it's like to be a spouse caregiver
2) The effect of being a spousal caregiver on health
3) Why family and social support is so important, when family and friends "disappear" and stop visiting and spousal caregivers and the spouse they care for become isolated
4) How blended families and remarriages affect the relationships with spouse caregivers for sick spouses -- what adult children need to know about being more supportive
5) Death statistics for all caregivers and spouse caregivers
6) Why a plan for the surviving spouse caregiver in worse health than the spouse they care for must be part of estate and care plans

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