I've been looking after my mother who has dementia for 10 months now, alone. I had to quit my job and move 600 miles away from my kids and grandkids. my sister, who lives in this town, ans is supposed to help me out by taking her every few weeks for overnight, does her damnest to find work out...
In his latest Kaiser Health News column, Howard Gleckman writes: "President Barack Obama wants to increase funding for a government program intended to make it easier for family caregivers to get respite care. These hard-pressed families desperately need the helping hand. But the White House...