Elderly Caregiving: Men as Caregivers
Dec 4th, 2008 by Jeannie Krause-Taylor
Times are changing…………! In October I wrote a post about Women as Caregivers and asked readers for comments. While women still tend to be the predominant caregivers, today, I ran across a great article about the increasing numbers of men who are caregivers in My Elder Advocate. In the article by Jack Halpern, he says
”…. with smaller families and more women working full-time, many men have no choice but to take on roles that would have been alien to their fathers. Just as fatherhood became more hands-on in the baby boom generation, so has the role for many sons as their generation’s parents age.”
He goes on to describe some of the special challenges men face and the reactions they receive from others. Click on the link above link to see more of what he has to say. We would love to hear some of your comments and experiences.
