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As more men step into the role of caregiver for aging and frail parents or spouses, they face challenges that may be different from those faced by other caregivers. And their approach to the job may disadvantage them.
More men are becoming caregivers for older parents and ill spouses. Research suggests that men approach the task in ways that disadvantage them, not asking for help, not using resources, not building a support network or getting training.
More men are becoming caregivers for older parents and ill spouses. Research suggests that men approach the task in ways that disadvantage them, not asking for help, not using resources, not building a support network or getting training.
Choice Pet opens in Ridgefield Staff reports FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 Ridgefield Operation Animal Rescue (R.O.A.R.) volunteer Dana Umerley greets Finley at Choice Pet, a pet specialty retailer, at the grand opening of its Ridgefield location on April 10. The event offered free gifts, raffles prizes, an opportunity to win a year of free pet food and a 15 percent discount store-wide.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of8 Choice Pet owner Rick Shanley, left, and CFO Steve Rossetter, greet customer Geraldine Matthews and her Greyhoud rescue, Lu Lu, at the store’s gran...
Join For Tony Tran, the biggest problem was the isolation and cultural pressure to keep it in the family. Barry Applebaum struggled with the stress and trying to remain stoic for his kids. Larry Bocchiere lost a sense of normalcy when he had to retire from his job. What these men, and millions of others like them, have in common is family caregiving — providing ongoing help for an aging parent, a spouse who is ill, or both. Although women still make up the majority of family caregivers, more and more men are stepping into the role: Some 40 percent of family caregivers are now men, accord...