Thursday, September 22, 2005

PsycPORT.com | Thrust Into Caregiver Role Post-Katrina

PsycPORT.com | Thrust Into Caregiver Role Post-Katrina: "hrust into caregiver role
USA TODAY - September 22, 2005

When Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, the upheaval of having to evacuate hit the elderly and those with disabilities especially hard.

Now, relatives who help take care of these most vulnerable evacuees -- aging parents with Alzheimer's, kids with autism, frail grandparents with multiple health problems who are trying to remain in their own homes as long as possible -- are scrambling to find new homes and services for loved ones.

Families nationwide are struggling to get up to speed with new caregiving responsibilities that often can be more involved than they imagined."

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