Caring for Mom & Dad

Emory University employees discuss how Emory supports them in balancing their caregiving duties with their work. CARING FOR MOM AND DAD premieres May 2015 on PBS (check local listings).

Meet Jake and Sam, whose grandmother is over a hundred years of age. CARING FOR MOM AND DAD premieres May 2015 on PBS (check local listings).

Meet Shanna, whose mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and father with prostate cancer. CARING FOR MOM AND DAD premieres May 2015 on PBS (check local listings).

Journalist and author Jane Gross discusses the relationship she and her mother developed during the last few months of her mother's life. CARING FOR MOM AND DAD premieres May 2015 on PBS (check local listings).

When Anthony's mother, Odester, developed Alzheimer's, Anthony had to learn to accept help. CARING FOR MOM AND DAD premieres May 2015 on PBS (check local listings).

Ai-jen Poo and Sarita Gupta, co-directors of Caring Across Generations, discuss the challenges our nation faces as the population ages. CARING FOR MOM AND DAD premieres May 2015 on PBS (check local listings).

Meet Laney, whose grandmother has developed dementia and lives in a nursing home. CARING FOR MOM AND DAD premieres May 2015 on PBS (check local listings).

Explore some of the ways technology-based solutions and resources can help caregivers. CARING FOR MOM AND DAD premieres May 2015 on PBS (check local listings).

Meet Carissa, whose grandmother suffered a massive stroke which left her partially paralyzed, incontinent, and unable to speak or eat. CARING FOR MOM AND DAD premieres May 2015 on PBS (check local listings).

Rochelle, whose mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, relies on a support group to help her deal with the challenges of caring for her mother. CARING FOR MOM AND DAD premieres May 2015 on PBS (check local listings).

Dan Reingold, President and CEO of Hebrew Home at Riverdale, discusses the aging crisis, and what caregivers can do. CARING FOR MOM AND DAD premieres May 2015 on PBS (check local listings).

Geriatric care managers can ease some of the challenges of caregiving. CARING FOR MOM AND DAD premieres May 2015 on PBS (check local listings).

Caregiving can change the nature of relationships between siblings. CARING FOR MOM AND DAD premieres May 2015 on PBS (check local listings).

Overnight care can support working caregivers like Nicole, whose father developed dementia. CARING FOR MOM AND DAD premieres May 2015 on PBS (check local listings).

Nicole, a working caregiver, uses online resources like VA Telesavvy to help her provide care for her father. CARING FOR MOM AND DAD premieres May 2015 on PBS (check local listings).

Caregivers across the country discuss the joys and challenges of caregiving for their aging parents. CARING FOR MOM AND DAD premieres May 2015 on PBS (check local listings).

Americans are living longer than ever before, and soon older adults will outnumber the young. Today, family caregivers are providing 90 percent of parent care, in addition to balancing work and family. CARING FOR MOM & DAD explores the emotional, health and financial challenges that many caregivers face every day. Premieres May 7 on PBS (check local listing).