Five Wishes: Helping Families Everywhere Since 1998
Caregivers often face unpleasant surprises later in life. Many people retire without considering the challenges that they – and those who help them – may face 20 years later. In the first 20 years of retirement, many retirees lose family members, suffer physical or mental decline, or face other life changes.
Late Life Issues are Vital to Caregivers
Caregivers often face unpleasant surprises later in life. Many people retire without considering the challenges that they – and those who help them – may face 20 years later. In the first 20 years of retirement, many retirees lose family members, suffer physical or mental decline, or face other life changes.
New for Caregivers
Watch this spot for new resources from WISER and our partners.
WISER partner OneMain Financial: Women bear the burden of caregiving in the U.S., and that impacts the workforce.
See the CNBC video of this story.
Helping someone you love to move into a nursing home can be stressful enough. Nursing homes should not try to make you personally responsible for a loved one’s bill as a condition of admission. See “Know Your Rights: Caregivers and Nursing Home Debt” from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Podcasts
Publications
WISER receives GOLD honors from National Mature Media Awards for its publication, 5 Questions to Ask Your Mother or Grandmother.
NCOA’s BenefitsCheckUp tool is all new
and even easier to use! The new BenefitsCheckUp includes details on 2,000 benefits in English and Spanish, free, confidential eligibility checks by program or category personalized support via a call center, chat, email, and connections to local centers. Check it out here.
Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which includes sweeping Medicare prescription drug reforms and changes to the Part D program. This fact sheet provides a summary of the IRA’s health provisions that will bring cost savings to low-income older adults.
Read the new Seniors Matter article on the pros and cons of retiring early to become a full-time caregiver.
Read the new Seniors Matter article on steps caregivers can take to help an older adult leave a financial legacy.
When a loved one dies, y
ou may learn about debts they owed before they died. You may not recognize these debts. If you are a surviving spouse or family member, you may even wonder if that debt now belongs to you. Read CFPB’s guide on what to do if you find yourself in this situation.
Announcements
- The White House has released the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers
- White House Proclamation: A Family Caregiver’s work is still too often unseen, undervalued and unpaid.
