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Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead

Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead. Judy Bowen OAA Program Analyst 3 Department of Human Services/SPD State Unit on Aging 676 Church Street Salem, OR 97301 Tel: 503-373-1842 Fax: 503-373-1133 Judy.Bowen@state.or.us. Bandana Shrestha Director, Community Engagement AARP Oregon

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Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead

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  1. Prepare to Care:Helping Families Plan Ahead Judy Bowen OAA Program Analyst 3 Department of Human Services/SPD State Unit on Aging 676 Church Street Salem, OR 97301 Tel: 503-373-1842 Fax: 503-373-1133 Judy.Bowen@state.or.us Bandana Shrestha Director, Community Engagement AARP Oregon 9200 SE Sunnybrook Blvd, Suite 410 Clackamas, OR 97015 Tel: 503-513-7368 Fax: 503-652-9933 BShrestha@aarp.org

  2. Helping Families Plan Ahead • Current trends in caregiving • Reaching current and future caregivers • Tools to help families Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead

  3. Caregiver Facts • What percent of care provided in the US is provided by family or friends? 83% • What percent of caregivers are paid? 13% • What percent of US caregivers are male? 39% • What percent have children in the household? 37% Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead

  4. More Caregiver Facts • A typical caregiver is 46yrs, female, married, and employed outside the home. • Most care for their parents, grandparents and spouse (in that order). • Nearly 6 of 10 workersare balancing work & caregiving. • On average, working caregivers provide 18 hrs/week of care for older persons. • Workers providing long-term intense care averaged $659,000 in lost wages, pension, and Social Security. • Long-distance caregivers miss an average of 20 hrs/month. • Average full time employee caregiver costs an employer $2110/year. Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead

  5. Future Trends • Life expectancy in the US went from 47 to 77 over the last century. • The fastest-growing age group is 85 and older. • 35 million older Americans today will increase to 70 million in 2030. • Caregiving is expected to increase in the future due to: • Growth of older population • Smaller family size • Increase in two-earner households • Long distance caregiving Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead

  6. Unprepared! Most Americans understand why it’s important to plan for the future. But when it comes to caring for a loved one, most families don’t have a plan until there is a problem. Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead

  7. Implications of Crisis-Driven Care Failing to plan for future responsibilities can make a bad situation worse. Caregiver - Care Recipient - Employer - Society • Stress • Family finances • Training • Support • Recognition • Lack of choice • Quality of care Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead

  8. Never Too Late What really matters is that every American family has the opportunity to talk about and create a caregiving plan for their loved ones based on the needs and wishes of those who will be receiving the care. Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead

  9. Reaching Current and Future Caregivers • What are you currently doing to reach current and future caregivers? • How can you expand outreach? • Uncommon Partners • Employers • Chamber of commerce • Service clubs • Faith communities • Activities • Lunch Seminars • Resource fairs • Caregiver Clinics • Letters to the editor • Start support groups Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead

  10. Tools to Help Families Plan Ahead! • 41 Tip Sheets on: • Caregiving • Your Home • Housing Options • Transportation • Legal Insurance • End of Life • Resources Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead

  11. Prepare to Care • Designed for working caregivers • Includes a guide and tools to help planning • AARP Foundation/OSU Extension Pilot Project www.aarp.org/about_aarp/aarp_foundation/programs_services/prepare_to_care.html Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead

  12. Five Steps to a Family Caregiving Plan • STEP 1: Prepare to Talk • STEP 2: Form your Team • STEP 3: Assess Needs • STEP 4: Make a Plan • STEP 5: Take Action Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead

  13. Step 1: Prepare to Talk “Every time I try to bring up the future, my mother just shuts down. She told me the important papers are in the cabinet, but the conversation never seems to go beyond that.” Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead

  14. The reality is… That some conversations are just plain difficult – even with the people to whom you feel the closest. Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead

  15. Step 2: Form Your Team Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead

  16. Step 3: Assess needs Before you can come up with a family caregiver plan that works for your family, gather two types of information: • Personal information • National and Local Resources Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead

  17. Step 4: Make a Plan Now that you have put your team together, and gathered all the information you need to make solid decisions, it’s time to sit down with your members and put your plan together. Keep in mind that you can’t plan for every detail, if you have the basics covered, you will have an important foundation. Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead

  18. Step 5: Take Action The strength and success of a family caregiving plan is only tested when the plan is actually put into action Most important, family members should always remember that no matter how organized and committed you are, the plan will have to change as you go along. That’s OK! Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead

  19. Families and Aging: Dilemmas & Decisions Get into small groups: • Roll the dice • Move the indicated number of squares on the game board • Draw a card and read it out loud • Say “how you feel” and “ what you would do” • Discuss the situation • “Dialogue” card: Act out the situation Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead

  20. References: • Caregiving in the U.S., National Alliance on Caregiving and AARP 2004 • Miles Away: The Metlife Study of Long-Distance Caregiving, 2004 • The MetLife Juggling Act Study: Balancing Caregiving with Work and the Costs Involved. 1999 • The MetLife Caregiving Costs Study: Productivity Losses to US Business, 2006 Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead

  21. How Can I get More information? AARP and AARP Foundation www.aarp.org Key words: • Caregiving • Prepare to Care 1-888-OUR-AARP (687-2277) OSU Extension http://extension.oregonstate.edu/fcd/pubs/ THANK YOU!!! Prepare to Care: Helping Families Plan Ahead

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