When a 90-Year-Old Is the CareGIVER

When a 90-Year-Old Is the CareGIVER

Dear Editor,When you hear about a 90-year-old CareGIVER, you might assume the 90-year-old is the one receiving care.If that’s what you’re thinking, you’d be wrong.Recently, I worked with a family where a 90-year-old parent was still the primary caregiver for an adult child with developmental disabilities. There were no formal services in place. No long-term supports. No outside help.For decades, the family had simply figured things out one day a…