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The Caregiving Crunch: Why Families Are Overwhelmed—and What to Do Before Crisis Hits
- Podcast
- Get Ready for Better Aging
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- Jan 27, 2026
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- 2790
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Summary
Families across the country are facing a perfect storm: aging parents with increasingly complex medical needs, skyrocketing care costs, and fewer available caregivers. In this episode of Get Ready for Better Aging, host Jacqui Clark is joined by senior care advisors Scott Fischer, RN, owner of Options for Senior Living in Arizona, and Cameron Crawford, founder of Aging Parent Tribe and Next Step Senior Placement in Colorado. Together, they unpack how senior care has changed post-COVID, why memory care and home care costs are crushing families, and how adult children—often juggling careers, kids, and multiple aging parents—are reaching burnout fast. The conversation dives into caregiver shortages, resistance to help, falls, planning before crisis, and the growing need for ethical, trained placement professionals. If you’re caring for aging parents—or know you will be—this episode offers clarity, compassion, and practical guidance you don’t want to miss. Links and Resources: Cameron Crawford, MBA, CSA (720) 515-7014 [email protected] Next Steps Senior Placement - https://www.nextstepssenior.com Scott Fischer, BSN Home - Options For Senior Living - https://optionsforseniorliving.com (602) 845-1320 [email protected] Jacqui Clark Connect with a local Aging Parent Tribe FB Group for caregiver support near you: Aging Parent Tribe SoCal - San Diego : An Info and Support Group | Groups | Facebook Aging Parent Tribe: an info & support group - Colorado | Facebook Aging Parent Tribe - an info & support group - Phoenix | Facebook So Cal - OC - IE: Aging Parent Tribe | Facebook Look for our new chapters launching in early 2026 with more coming!: Tuscon, AZ Tulsa, Okalahoma Charlotte, North Caroline Salt Lake City, UT This Is Living Well - https://www.thisislivingwell.co…