European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Elderly taking care of the elderly today s crossword by Grace Lim Cox news services Ore and More women Are finding themselves going through the process of child rearing twice in hair lilo limbs once with Hayoung and anole or time with he old there arc Aboul 52 million older persons Wilh disables who need help Wilh Day to Day tasks. Aboul 80 percent of such people Are being tired or by wives daughters and daughters Irv taw Al Homo adults who care Lor other adults Are known As caregivers and their numbers and importance Are growing. Congress has noted his by designating a National family caregivers week in november. Although caregiving has been around for years it look dramatic demographic changes to Force Public and private sectors to take notice said Cyril Brickfield executive director of lha american association of retired persons Harp. Americans Are living longer than aver before he said. The 85-plus population is lha nation s fastest growing age group 78 percent of them still live in their own or in relatives Homes. Wilh advances in medical treatment older Persona Are More Likely now to survive and be incapacitated alter having strokes or heart attacks Brickfield a d. Whatever their problems older people turn Moa frequently to heir spouses or adult children when help is  caring for the elderly la often a Long and thankless lob Brickfield said. He added that the Job often rests on women who Likely would soon need care themselves. Out of  million caregivers in America in 1982,71 percent were women according to a National Center for health services research study. About one third of the caregivers were Over 55 the average was 57. Almost one red Iverc Al the poverty love and 25 pc Cuni rated their own tidal la As Only Lair or poor ii in a tragic irony that the Reward Many of those women May receive for their years of a Erlice May to their own poverty or  said Mario Gooderham. A member of the Harp Board of directors several organization and individuals who have been pioneers in furthering caregiving Weie recognized by the Harp Al a breakfast in Washington travellers corp., the Hartford  insurance firm was Ono of the Harp award recipients. Travellers became involved wih the caregiving Issue when old vials realized that a High percentage Al its More than 10,000 Fulmino employees spent a significant amount of Home caring Lor elderly ref Alives and friends. The company initiated Steps la assist them Thomas Mcaboy a director of the Mulli billion Ottar insurance corporation said 28 percent of the employees surveyed who Are Over 3d spent an average of 10 2 hours a week in caregiving and 6 percent Derold 35 hours a week to such care. That is the equivalent of another full time Job he said. There is no question that the stress that conies with caregiving follows them Back to the workplace which would affect their productivity and Quality of work to help employees Cope with some of the stress the company held seminars dealing with caregiving. This is no just a woman s Issue Mcaboy said. " this has to be dealt with in a Broad based Way by the private sector the Public sector businesses government and the  other Harp award recipients Ere the alzheimer s disease and related disorders association she older women s league the Public broadcasting service and author Jane Heald former director of the National support Center for families of the aging and author of help for families of the  Good personal relationships Strong goal for single women associated pressm Ost single women Don t worry about whether they will get married and most women do not feel marriage is a prerequisite for having children according to a Temour Magazine Survey. Other findings Are Hal women fear sexually transmitted diseases covet personal relationships and feel sexual discrimination is still a widespread problem. The Magazine questioned 800 women Between the Ages Oil b and 45 about their attitudes on marriage relationships jobs Money and other subjects. 1 was the Magazine s fifth annual Survey on women s attitudes. Only 14 percent of All single women surveyed expressed concern about finding a mate. Thai figure dropped to 11 percent for 18 to 20-year-Olda and Rose to 21 percent Tor women Between the Ages of �5 and 39. Just half of the single women described marriage As being very important the Survey also found that 76 percent of the respondents believed in is acceptable for a single woman to have and raise children 73 percent Felt that Way in 1985. One change in sexual Al Ludas noted was an increase in acceptance of extramarital sex. In 1986,1b percent approved of in compared to 12 percent in 19b5, Glamour said sexually transmitted disease headed the list of women s concerns. Almost iwo thirds of those surveyed said they have become More worried about such diseases. The need for Good personal relationships remained a Strong goal according to the Magazine which said four out of five rated them As very important. For the past live years personal relationships have headed the very important list of factors in women s lives. On the subject of discrimination Glamour said education was the Only area in which More than Hall of the women surveyed Felt they were treated equally. The women reported that discrimination Hurt them most in wages. Only 13 percent said they fell they received equal pay Lor the same work As men. In other categories. 44 percent hold Lull time jobs 41 percent feel financial Success is very important 9 out of 10 working women said they would prefer to slay Home with their children in they could a lord it 31 percent of those who Are married of living with a Man fell their mate shared equally in child care. The margin of error for the Survey was plus or minus 3.5 percent. Interviews were conducted in August and september. 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