A Conversation About: Caregiving Part 2 Financial Caregiving

In this episode, the X-Podcast team reacts to and discusses financial caregiving for loved ones. Xiomarea talks about her personal experience with financial caregiving as she cared for her parents for over 20 years. She gives tips on managing this very important part of being a primary caregiver. Xiomara explains the difference between a caregiver and a caretaker when caring for someone unwell or aging. She defines what the term financial caregiving means and provides personal experience with it from her caregiving journey. She discusses some of the preparations that caregivers can take to help with the financial burdens of caregiving. Xiomara also touches on the cultural competency that is involved with caregiving within the Latino community and how that differs from the American non-Latino communities.