December 7, 2011 – 12:00 am
The statistics are overwhelming. Given that 10,000 Baby Boomers are turning 65 each day, and given that our overall population trends continue to show increased longevity, there are more caregivers in America today than ever before. And the number is growing rapidly.
Fortunately, a number of philanthropic foundations recognize that caregiving can be both a blessing [...]
By Michael Corley
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Tagged AARP, Baby Boomers, Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Share the Care
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November 7, 2011 – 12:00 am
Later this week, the Southeastern Council of Foundations (SECF) will host its annual meeting. Like most conferences, this meeting will give members the opportunity to meet, connect, learn and share.
TPF will be participating on many fronts. I have the pleasure of co-presenting with Byron Harrell, CEO of Baptist Community Ministries, and Managing Partner with Philoptima [...]
By Michael Corley
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Tagged Baptist Community Ministries, Crowdsourcing, Philtoptima, Southeastern Council of Foundations
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November 2, 2011 – 12:00 am
I had the opportunity to participate in a presentation at the Grantmakers in Aging Conference last week in Washington DC with four other individuals. The purpose of the presentation was to share three different models of caregiving support being tested as the result of a grant by The Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Foundation. (Weinberg funded [...]
By Michael Corley
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Tagged Caregiver, Caregiver Central, Grantmakers in Aging, Jewish Healthcare Foundation, Share the Care, The Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Foundation
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September 29, 2011 – 8:50 am
Now that this initiative is officially named “Caregiver Connect,” a logical question is, “Who or what is a caregiver?” The first picture which comes to my mind is a person taking care of an older person who can no longer live by himself or herself.
But my thinking is actually too narrow. The definition of caregiver [...]
By Michael Corley
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Tagged Alzheimer's, Cancer, Caregiver
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September 8, 2011 – 4:46 pm
Twenty months ago, we began the journey of honoring the Patterson family legacy by exploring the challenges associated with dementia. Dorothy Patterson had dementia in her later years, and because of her caring nature, we know she would have wanted to help anyone experiencing this disorder.
With the expertise of Bruce Robinson, MD and Kathleen Houseweart, [...]
By Michael Corley
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Tagged Caregivers, Dementia, Memory Disorder Clinic, The Patterson Foundation
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September 6, 2011 – 3:28 pm
Each year in Florida, we experience the migration of snowbirds — in a figurative sense. Snowbirds is the term used to describe our northern friends who come to Florida each winter to escape the cold, snow and gray in their hometowns. Most are over the age of 65 and retired.
In the caregiving world, Seagulls and [...]
By Michael Corley
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Tagged Caregiver, Florida, snowbird
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August 18, 2011 – 8:38 am
This headline is what caught my attention: “Caregiving Is Becoming The New Normal For Baby Boomers.” The first paragraph discusses how many baby boomers are caregivers and don’t know it. After all, driving mom or dad to a doctor’s appointment is not that big of a deal. It’s normal. You do what you have to [...]
By Michael Corley
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Tagged Baby Boomers, Caregivers, Caregiving, The Patterson Foundation
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August 3, 2011 – 7:31 pm
There are actually 303,880 reasons to worry about caregiving. According to a study recently released by AARP, the average caregiver will realize a lifetime income related loss of $303,880.
Is this inevitable? Statistics show that most of us will become caregivers at some point in our lives. With aging grandparents, parents, and friends — yes. As [...]
By Michael Corley
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Tagged AARP, Aging, Caregiver, Dementia, The Patterson Foundation
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July 21, 2011 – 8:24 am
Two blog posts ago, I wrote about creating a web-based utility that would answer the two questions we are using to guide this initiative:
“What do I do now?
“How can we put patients and caregivers in control of dementia versus dementia being in control of them?”
Working with a number of partners, we believe we are on [...]
By Michael Corley
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Tagged Dementia, nonprofit, Revenue Models, Sustainability, The Patterson Foundation
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June 30, 2011 – 12:00 am
As The Patterson Foundation moves from its “exploration” phase in the dementia space toward the “do something” phase of the initiative, we thought it would be helpful to pause and remind ourselves why we are involved and exploring connections in this area.
Beyond our desire to honor our benefactor Dorothy Patterson, who had dementia, we understand there [...]
By Michael Corley
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Tagged Alzheimer's Association, Caregivers, Dementia, Mount Airy News, The Patterson Foundation
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