By Barry J. Jacobs, AARP This originally appeared on www.aarp.org
Imagine two 56-year-old women who are the caregivers for their mothers with moderate dementia.
After moving into their mothers’ homes, they do essentially the same caregiving tasks, including managing medications, making appointments and running the household. They have been caregivers for the same number of years and have the same amount of support from siblings and other family members.