As Wisconsin’s population continues to age, more families will be involved in providing some type of care to a family member.In fact, UW-Extension statistics show one out of four households is already involved in “caregiving” for a person 50 or older.Holidays are often times when children discover their parents may be struggling with daily living tasks.Mary Jo Wagner has more on how “care-givers” CAN find the support they need…to prevent burn-out…
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