Engebretson, MarkRobert Kane2023-10-192023-10-192011-03-22https://hdl.handle.net/11299/257680Runtime 1:30 minutesThis resource is provided for informational purposes only and may not reflect current scientific knowledge or medical recommendations.Welcome to Public Health Moment from the University of Minnesota. A few years ago, Robert Kane, a professor and expert on aging at the University of Minnesota, was suddenly thrust into the role of caregiver for his mother. The problems he encountered with our nation’s long-term care system prompted him to write a book, titled: "It Shouldn't Be This Way: The Failure of Long-Term Care." Now, Kane has written a second book, “The Good Caregiver.” <Kane: “Basically, this book is written as a survival guide for caregivers. People are thrust into the position of having to give care for a frail relative, and come into it totally unprepared, they don’t know what their options are, they don’t know really where to begin. So, this is designed to help them and make their lives a little bit easier.”> Kane provides advice to other caregivers. <Kane: “Number one is to know that you’re in it for the long haul. So, you want to pace yourself and be a marathoner not a sprinter. Number two, there are a lot of options available that you may not know about. And it would be a mistake to be catapulted into a nursing home, for example, without considering other forms of long-term care. And the third is, you have a number of rights that institutions may not necessarily tell you about because it’s not in their best interest. And then, finally, you need to be very organized. You can’t count on the network of professionals who are going to be caring for your parent to know what’s going on and to avoid duplications in medications – even to know all of the diagnoses.”> For Public Health Moment, I’m Mark Engebretson.enAudio