Wilder Research: Talking Through The Numbers

Caring for the caregivers: Supporting the informal caregivers of Minnesota’s older adults

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Paul Mattessich talks with three guests about the friends, family, and communities providing informal caregiving to Minnesota’s older adult population, the need for culturally responsive support services, and how we can improve how we support Minnesota’s informal caregivers. Guests include: Maureen Kenney, director of Aging Services at the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; Dorothea Harris, program manager of Volunteers of America – Minnesota’s Culturally Responsive Caregiver Support and Dementia Consultation; and Christin Lindberg research scientist at Wilder Research. More information and resources: MINNESOTA: Wilder Foundation Healthy Aging & Caregiving Services: https://www.wilder.org/what-we-offer/healthy-aging-caregiving-services Wilder Research Older Adults and Aging research: https://www.wilder.org/wilder-research/research-topics/older-adults-and-aging Volunteers of America Caregiver Support: https://www.voamnwi.org/caregiver-support Culturally Responsive Caregiver Support and Dementia HELPLINE (avai