Families who find themselves in need of a caregiver for a loved one can find themselves confronting difficult questions: Where do you start? What if they don't qualify for Medicaid? How do you juggle it all emotionally and physically?
NEW YORK - Families who find themselves in need of a caregiver for a loved one can find themselves confronting difficult questions: Where do you start? What if they don't qualify for Medicaid? How do you juggle it all emotionally and physically?One place New Yorkers can get some help is Presbyterian Senior Services, or PSS. The non-profit has recreational centers across New York City, and helps caregivers support their loved ones.
Just to watch someone as independent as my dad deteriorate right in front of my eyes,' Simmons said. Her mother Margaret, 91, has her own health challenges, including glaucoma, arthritis and other age-related ailments. 'I'm her caregiver, advocate, secretary, daughter. You name it,' Simmons said. 'I feel like the roles have completely reversed at this point. I am the one that has to push her, and it's not easy because she's always been mom.
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