Tag: caregivers
Aaron Blight and his wife were thrown into the role of caregiver when his mother-in-law was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The couple cared for her for more than five years, juggling her needs with raising their four children. Today, Blight combines a professorship at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia, and writing about caregiving wit…
Around two million grandparents are responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren, with such caregiving concentrated in historically disadvantaged communities. While these grandparent caregivers are often under great financial pressure, they are generally ineligible for formal support because they raise their grandchildren outside of the foster care system without taking legal custody. As a…
