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Don't Go It
A Whole-istic Approach to a Woman’s World Alone
San Diego Woman
partners with
AgingCare.com to
provide valuable
caregiver information
In addition to juggling a career,
family, finances and managing
a household, many women find
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are caring for an elderly loved
one; one out of every four
households has a caregiving situ-
ation; and 66% of those caregivers are female.
Recognizing a substantial portion of the maga-
zine’s audience is in a caregiving role, San Diego
Woman is partnering with the leading online
resource for caregivers, AgingCare.com, to pro-
vide valuable information and resources to its
Incontinence. audience – many of whom are shouldering the
responsibility for the care of an elderly parent.
San Diego Woman will dedicate a portion of
No need for silent suffering. its website to caregivers, with articles, news,
44 caregiving tips and information provided by
AgingCare.com.
Half of all women have some degree of uterine or bladder Headquartered in Naples, Florida,
prolapse in the years following childbirth. For most women these AgingCare.com is an online community that
conditions remain undiagnosed and untreated. connects people caring for elderly parents to
other caregivers, personalized information, and
local resources. More than 200,000 caregivers
visit the website each month to get personalized
information on topics ranging from elder law and
financial planning to elder health care and medi-
cine, as well as gain access to a comprehensive
directory of senior living and elder care services,
Sudabeh Moein, M.D. and including assisted living, nursing homes, home
Scripps Mercy Hospital present: care, and adult day care.
Incontinence and AgingCare.com was born out of the realization
Pelvic Organ Prolapse that there was no centralized resource for infor-
mation on managing care for elderly parents. Ag-
Friday, August 12, 2011 ingCare.com got its start in 2007 after Publisher
Joe Buckheit watched his mother and mother-in-
1:15 to 2:45 P.M. law struggle with caring for their elderly parents.
a at OASIS in Macy’s During a casual breakfast meeting to discuss
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at Mission Valley Mall their elderly loved one's needs, Joe witnessed
Cost $4 the power of two caregivers interacting directly
with one another, sharing their challenges, and
supporting one another. He formed AgingCare.
com to provide a way for caregivers to form
meaningful connections with each other, and
relate to people who understand exactly what
they are going through.
Call 1-800-SCRIPPS “We are looking forward to sharing valuable
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and reserve your place. Woman, enabling them to form meaningful con-
nections with each other, make better decisions,
save time and money, feel less alone and less
stressed,” Joe says.
