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Amy Goyer is AARP's national family and caregiving expert and moderates our Family Caregivers Discussion Group on Facebook. Amy has more than 35 years of professional experience serving
and advocating for older adults, children and families, and people with disabilities. She has been a family caregiver her entire adult life, caring for her grandparents, parents, sisters
and other relatives and friends. She writes extensively for AARP about her experiences caring for her mother, Patricia, who died in 2013, and her father, Robert, who lived with
Alzheimer's disease for 12 years before his death in 2018. Amy has written three books and appears regularly as a caregiving authority on network news shows, including more than a dozen
times on NBC’s_ Today_. She has been a guest on _Dr. Phil _and _The Doctors_ and been interviewed by CNN, NPR, the_ New York Times_, the _Washington Post_, the_ Wall Street Journal_ and
_People_, among other media outlets. CONNECT WITH AMY AARP Online Community Facebook Instagram LinkedIn TWITTER Website Youtube AMY'S LATEST COLUMNS HOW YEARS OF CAREGIVING
LED TO BANKRUPTCY Out-of-pocket costs and spiraling expenses took a huge financial toll 5 WAYS TO THANK A CAREGIVER ON NATIONAL CAREGIVERS DAY Show appreciation to those who give so much
THE FINANCIAL TOLL BEHIND CAREGIVING FOR VETERANS Military caregivers spend 1.5 times more than the average family caregiver MANAGING THE TRANSITION FROM HOSPITAL TO REHAB TO HOME 4
ways to make the moves easier for family caregivers and their loved ones 7 WAYS TO PREVENT SOMEONE WITH DEMENTIA FROM WANDERING OR GETTING LOST Steps family caregivers can take to keep
loved ones safe HOW HOSPICE HELPED MY FAMILY A daughter reflects on the decision she made for her father and how much the support meant to them AARP’S HEALTH BENEFITS NAVIGATOR: A NEW
TOOL CRUCIAL FOR VETERANS, CAREGIVERS Review and obtain health benefits without all the confusion and headache RESOURCES, GADGETS AND TOOLS TO CARE FOR AN OLDER ADULT AT HOME Address
safety issues to allow for independence as long as possible
