Forging Connections: Challenges and Opportunities for Older Caregivers Raising Children

New York Council on Adoptable Children, Inc.

This group identified key areas where elderly caregivers face significant challenges. These include the psychological demands of parenting unexpectedly and at a late age; the need for respite; the medical problems common among the elderly; misinformation and/or no information about resources and supports; the difficulties elderly caregivers face securing adequate housing; advocating for children with special needs; and, the financial and legal struggles of elderly caregivers.

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