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What is a caregiver? How to prepare for—and manage—caregiving

More than 1 in 5 Americans provide unpaid care to an adult family member or friend. Whether an act of love or sense of duty, carrying out this critical role takes a toll. On this episode, three experts in caregiving share practical tips, advice and resources to help guide listeners through this difficult and demanding time. They discuss caregiver support groups, planning for retirement, how hospital-based caregiver centers help and how Covid-19 has changed caregiving.

Meet our guests:

Maria Torroella Carney, MD, FACP is chief of geriatric and palliative medicine at Northwell Health, and…

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