Behind Our Seniors is Someone Who Never Stops Showing Up
One in four Todd County residents are seniors, and behind many of them is someone who never stops showing up.
They are spouses, adult children, neighbors, and friends. They are not paid. They do not have a title. But they are the reason many older adults in this county still sleep in their own homes.
Over 6,000 residents in Todd County are 60 or older. That is approximately one in four people.
What that number does not show is the person behind the scenes. The person that fills the pill organizer, drives to appointments, buys the groceries, and shows up again and again, because that is what you do when someone you love needs you.
But those hours accumulate—to over 49.5 billion hours of unpaid caregiving from friends and family, nationwide, every year.
“Most people don’t call themselves a caregiver. They just say they’re helping their mom, looking out for their dad or checking in on their neighbor.”
So many caregivers go without support.
Horizon Health serves older adults and their families across Central Minnesota. Verna Toenyan, representing Horizon Health, coordinates those services for Todd County residents...
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