S2E6: Aging, Caregiver Burnout, and Grandparents Raising Grandkids with Morgan Rhodes

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of the addiction crisis on older generations and the mental health challenges they face, featuring insights from Morgan Rhodes.

How does the addiction crisis affect our oldest generations? You might be surprised. Welcome back to Season 2 of The Shield! In this episode, Nicole sits down with Morgan Rhodes, a program coordinator at the Area Agency on Aging (based out of the United Way of Central Alabama). Morgan pulls back the curtain on the unique mental health challenges older adults face and the incredible, free resources available to them and their families. We dive deep into the emotional toll of caregiving, the ri...

People in this episode

Host: Nicole

Guest: Morgan Rhodes

Topics covered

• addiction crisis
• mental health challenges
• caregiver burnout
• resources for older adults
• grandparents raising grandkids

Keywords

• addiction
• mental health
• caregiving
• older adults
• resources
• grandparents

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Area Agency on Aging, United Way of Central Alabama

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