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Some Firms Offer Help as More Employees Juggle Work, Care for Aging Parent

USA Today, 6/26/07

Abstract:

Sheree Anderson of Sioux Falls, S.D., calls her mother, Virginia Harvey, her best friend. She considers it a labor of love to care for her in her home now that her mom is 87 and prefers not to live on her own.

But for Anderson, the need to balance her work demands with her role as a caregiver poses a persistent challenge. When she goes on business trips, she has her sister drive several hours to stay with Virginia. She also structures her work hours around the need to run errands for her mother or take her to the doctor...

...For both employees and the self-employed, shouldering the burden of caring for an elderly parent while also meeting job demands can be a Herculean task.

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