The rising cost of caring for aging loved ones
KHOU 11
[{'start': '1.520', 'end': '6.720', 'text': "Now at 10, here's a story many of us can"}, {'start': '4.160', 'end': '9.120', 'text': 'relate to. Getting help while caring for'}, {'start': '6.720', 'end': '11.679', 'text': 'aging loved ones. It is a labor of love'}, {'start': '9.120', 'end': '13.759', 'text': 'that comes at a heavy cost for families.'}, {'start': '11.679', 'end': '16.080', 'text': 'Marcelina Bonito takes a closer look at'}, {'start': '13.759', 'end': '18.800', 'text': 'the caregiving crisis and what can be'}, {'start': '16.080', 'end': '21.279', 'text': 'done to ease the burden. Do you like the'}, {'start': '18.800', 'end': '23.680', 'text': 'color, Blossom? At 91 years young,'}, {'start': '21.279', 'end': '26.080', 'text': 'Blossom Orm Williams just getting the'}, {'start': '23.680', 'end': '30.720', 'text': 'little sides. Still loves getting her'}, {'start': '26.080', 'end': '34.399', 'text': 'nails done. Pretty and pink hair.'}, {'start': '30.720', 'end': '37.360', 'text': 'Just like old times, when my aunt uh'}, {'start': '34.399', 'end': '40.160', 'text': 'begins showing signs of dementia, I was'}, {'start': '37.360', 'end': '42.160', 'text': 'there for her because I I owed her that.'}, {'start': '40.160', 'end': '44.719', 'text': 'Eddie has cared for his aunt Blossom for'}, {'start': '42.160', 'end': '46.480', 'text': 'the last seven years. She struggles with'}, {'start': '44.719', 'end': '48.480', 'text': "Alzheimer's and the person I love is"}, {'start': '46.480', 'end': '50.239', 'text': "still there. So, I'm having to learn how"}, {'start': '48.480', 'end': '52.800', 'text': 'to help her and support her through the'}, {'start': '50.239', 'end': '54.320', 'text': "disease process. Time though, you're not"}, {'start': '52.800', 'end': '57.879', 'text': "over. I can't remember that. That's"}, {'start': '54.320', 'end': '60.239', 'text': 'okay. Takes its toll. Memory fading,'}, {'start': '57.879', 'end': '61.840', 'text': "responsibility rising. It's a magic"}, {'start': '60.239', 'end': '64.879', 'text': 'beam.'}, {'start': '61.840', 'end': '68.000', 'text': 'Daily duties from medicine to meals rest'}, {'start': '64.879', 'end': '70.159', 'text': "on Eddie's shoulders. Are you tired? I'm"}, {'start': '68.000', 'end': '73.040', 'text': 'exhausted. It takes a toll on your'}, {'start': '70.159', 'end': '75.280', 'text': 'health, your stress, your sleep, your'}, {'start': '73.040', 'end': '76.960', 'text': "emotions. So, it's certainly a job, but"}, {'start': '75.280', 'end': '79.040', 'text': "it's a meaningful job. I already ate."}, {'start': '76.960', 'end': '81.840', 'text': 'Eddie gets help a couple days a week for'}, {'start': '79.040', 'end': '83.600', 'text': 'a few hours from nurses and volunteers.'}, {'start': '81.840', 'end': '85.920', 'text': 'So pretty. Bless him. But everything'}, {'start': '83.600', 'end': '87.200', 'text': 'else is up to him. It takes a village'}, {'start': '85.920', 'end': '89.720', 'text': "though, doesn't it? It takes such a"}, {'start': '87.200', 'end': '91.920', 'text': 'village. His aunt safety, a 24/7'}, {'start': '89.720', 'end': '94.479', 'text': "responsibility. Blossom can't be left"}, {'start': '91.920', 'end': '97.600', 'text': 'alone. Technology, he showed us helps'}, {'start': '94.479', 'end': '100.560', 'text': 'him keep her safe. Hello. Welcome. If I'}, {'start': '97.600', 'end': '102.079', 'text': "don't hear them, she's gone. Hello. Um,"}, {'start': '100.560', 'end': '104.960', 'text': 'you need all the help that you can get.'}, {'start': '102.079', 'end': '106.720', 'text': 'According to AARP, 53 million Americans'}, {'start': '104.960', 'end': '109.560', 'text': "care for a loved one who's aging or"}, {'start': '106.720', 'end': '113.520', 'text': 'disabled. at an out-ofpocket expense of'}, {'start': '109.560', 'end': '116.799', 'text': '$7,200 per year for families. By 2030,'}, {'start': '113.520', 'end': '120.320', 'text': 'it will be worse. Does AP see this as a'}, {'start': '116.799', 'end': '123.600', 'text': 'crisis for for this country? Absolutely.'}, {'start': '120.320', 'end': '125.840', 'text': 'Nearly 20% of people do leave the'}, {'start': '123.600', 'end': '127.840', 'text': 'workforce in order to care for their'}, {'start': '125.840', 'end': '129.920', 'text': "family members. It's why Tina Tran,"}, {'start': '127.840', 'end': '131.599', 'text': 'state director of AARP Texas, says'}, {'start': '129.920', 'end': '134.959', 'text': "they're pushing to pass the Credit for"}, {'start': '131.599', 'end': '137.440', 'text': 'Caring Act, a $5,000 tax credit to help'}, {'start': '134.959', 'end': '141.200', 'text': 'family caregivers. It is a labor of love'}, {'start': '137.440', 'end': '143.200', 'text': 'that many people feel is a privilege and'}, {'start': '141.200', 'end': '145.760', 'text': 'an honor to be able to do for our family'}, {'start': '143.200', 'end': '147.599', 'text': 'members, but it is a labor and it should'}, {'start': '145.760', 'end': '149.840', 'text': 'be supported for Eddie. I just want to'}, {'start': '147.599', 'end': '152.400', 'text': "make sure you're happy. Okay. It's about"}, {'start': '149.840', 'end': '154.480', 'text': 'being there for Blossom and soaking up'}, {'start': '152.400', 'end': '157.519', 'text': 'the beauty.'}, {'start': '154.480', 'end': '160.160', 'text': 'You know what this is? Oh yeah. That the'}, {'start': '157.519', 'end': '162.319', 'text': 'end.'}, {'start': '160.160', 'end': '163.560', 'text': 'In the moments when the disease takes a'}, {'start': '162.319', 'end': '167.519', 'text': 'back'}, {'start': '163.560', 'end': '171.519', 'text': 'seat, memories reborn. Leave a child'}, {'start': '167.519', 'end': '173.760', 'text': 'home and love. Leave this child on home.'}, {'start': '171.519', 'end': '180.519', 'text': 'Shines through every key. You do this'}, {'start': '173.760', 'end': '180.519', 'text': 'out of love. I do. Love and gratitude.'}, {'start': '180.560', 'end': '184.959', 'text': 'Fuel on the most difficult days in a'}, {'start': '182.800', 'end': '186.400', 'text': "long caregiving journey. If I don't take"}, {'start': '184.959', 'end': '187.840', 'text': "it personally, she's going to forget"}, {'start': '186.400', 'end': '190.879', 'text': "that she's upset with me and she's going"}, {'start': '187.840', 'end': '192.480', 'text': 'to hug me. They are worth a million'}, {'start': '190.879', 'end': '195.120', 'text': 'dollars.'}, {'start': '192.480', 'end': '196.800', 'text': 'All right. Thank you.'}, {'start': '195.120', 'end': '198.879', 'text': "If you're caring for a loved one, you"}, {'start': '196.800', 'end': '200.720', 'text': 'may need emotional support, financial'}, {'start': '198.879', 'end': '202.560', 'text': 'guidance, or just simply a place to'}, {'start': '200.720', 'end': '204.720', 'text': 'start. And there are many community'}, {'start': '202.560', 'end': '207.920', 'text': 'resources available. We have some posted'}, {'start': '204.720', 'end': '209.840', 'text': 'for you right now on khou.com. Back to'}, {'start': '207.920', 'end': '212.319', 'text': 'you. Thank you, Marcelino, for that'}, {'start': '209.840', 'end': '214.159', 'text': 'story. Musical therapy right there. By'}, {'start': '212.319', 'end': '216.000', 'text': 'the way, the proposed tax credit for'}, {'start': '214.159', 'end': '218.159', 'text': 'caregivers is currently making its way'}, {'start': '216.000', 'end': '219.920', 'text': 'through Congress. It currently is in'}, {'start': '218.159', 'end': '222.159', 'text': 'committee and has not made it to the'}, {'start': '219.920', 'end': '224.319', 'text': 'floor, but it does have bipartisan'}, {'start': '222.159', 'end': '226.319', 'text': 'support. All three of us here know what'}, {'start': '224.319', 'end': '229.280', 'text': "that's about. Yeah. With uh aging"}, {'start': '226.319', 'end': '232.319', 'text': "parents, etc., etc. Uh rough. It's very"}, {'start': '229.280', 'end': '234.959', 'text': 'rough. Really something to watch'}, {'start': '232.319', 'end': '237.680', 'text': 'financially. Yeah. It affects everybody'}, {'start': '234.959', 'end': '239.519', 'text': 'in the family. It is an important story.'}, {'start': '237.680', 'end': '242.879', 'text': "I'm really glad to see more. fortunate"}, {'start': '239.519', 'end': '246.159', 'text': 'that her nephew is there to lean in'}, {'start': '242.879', 'end': '246.159', 'text': 'provide that kind of support. All right.'}]