Eldercare Lessons from the Land of the Incas: Part 2

...When we left Part 1 of Eldercare Lessons from the Land of the Incas, HealthCentral and Barbara Drake were discussing, via an email interview, how health insurance, or lack thereof, affected the move to Peru.  Barbara Drake: I should add a caveat for anyone thinking of moving an elder to Latin America. Our experience involved caring for an elderly person who was relatively healthy. Apart from Alzheimer’s, my octogenarian father didn’t have any major chronic illnesses. He had an enlarged heart that wasn’t giving him trouble at the time we moved him. Our care focus was on getting help with the daily tasks of living, not caring for someone with a chronic illness who needed serious medical interventions. Read full article on HealthCentral about how Barbara Drake decided to take her father, who lived with Alzheimer's, to Peru: Support a caregiver or jump start discussion in support groups with real stories - for bulk orders of Minding Our Elders e-mail Carol Related articles Glen Campbell's Death: How Does Alzheimer's Kill? Walk to End Alzheimer's in Western Massachusetts Dancing can Reverse the Signs of Aging in the Brain                Related StoriesLong-term Caregiving Will ChangeYour LifeIs Our Youth-Obsessed Culture Making You Old Before Your Time?Eldercare Lessons from the Land of the Incas: Part 1 
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