Caregiving in Times of Uncertainty: Helping Adult Children of Aging Parents Find Support during the COVID-19 Outbreak
Elizabeth Lightfoot, Rajean Moone
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic, which is especially dangerous to older people, has disrupted the lives of older people and their family caregivers. This commentary outlines the adaptive and emerging practices in formal supportive services for family caregivers, the changing types of support that family caregivers are providing to their older relatives, and the ways family caregivers are seeking informal caregiving support during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PandemicPsychologyFamily caregivers2019-20 coronavirus outbreakOutbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)GerontologyMedicineDiseaseVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingMigration, Aging, and Tourism Studies