Financial planning helps out caregiver - 08/09/04
Financial planning helps out caregiver
Financial planning helps out caregiver - 08/09/04
Family Finances
Financial planning helps out caregiver
Dealing with money issues beforehand can reduce stress
By Anne Mitchell / Gannett News Service
As much as America and the world sympathized with Nancy Reagan over the loss of her husband, many of the 22 million Americans tackling the job of unpaid caregiver do so with far fewer resources and very little help.
And it’s a daunting task.
If Nancy Reagan had had to take care of the former president single-handed, as many caregivers do, she could have died before her husband, said Sue Piirainen, a certified long-term care professional in North Fort Myers, Fla., whose clients include people caring for ailing parents or a spouse.
Financial planning helps out caregiver - 08/09/04
Family Finances
Financial planning helps out caregiver
Dealing with money issues beforehand can reduce stress
By Anne Mitchell / Gannett News Service
As much as America and the world sympathized with Nancy Reagan over the loss of her husband, many of the 22 million Americans tackling the job of unpaid caregiver do so with far fewer resources and very little help.
And it’s a daunting task.
If Nancy Reagan had had to take care of the former president single-handed, as many caregivers do, she could have died before her husband, said Sue Piirainen, a certified long-term care professional in North Fort Myers, Fla., whose clients include people caring for ailing parents or a spouse.

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