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The High-Wire Act of Caregiving and Saving for Retirement

The High-Wire Act of Caregiving and Saving for Retirement

by External Article | Sep 9, 2023 | Caring for a Parent, Finances | 0 comments

Tara Driver would love to retire before age 70. But it’s not going to be easy. The 51-year-old’s finances are still recovering from the hit they took more than a decade ago, after she spent about eight years caring for her ailing father. During that time, every extra...
How I became a health care advocate

How I became a health care advocate

by External Article | Jan 15, 2019 | Baby Boom Generation, Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Working Family Caregivers | 0 comments

I was a successful health care lobbyist and grant writer before I lost my job from my law firm.  Rather than let it devastate me, I embraced the sense of relief I was experiencing and took it as an opportunity to do something else with my life (which I had...
How employers can support family caregivers

How employers can support family caregivers

by Cori Carl | Jan 13, 2015 | For Friends & Family, Working Family Caregivers | 2 comments

14% of Americans in their 40s and 50s are juggling their careers along with caring for a parent. 60% of family caregivers work full- or part-time. It’s not just older workers who are providing unpaid care for family and friends – 35% of caregivers are...

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