Nursing's Kylie Meyer offers suggestions for long-distance caregiving

Nancy Guthrie's disappearance highlights a common issue for people with aging parents—and we don’t talk about it enough

HuffPost: Kylie Meyer, assistant professor at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and co-director of the Center on Aging and Health, said long-distance caregivers often fear missing the moment they’re “critically needed.” Amid anxiety highlighted by Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, she recommended motion sensors, video calls to support loved ones with dementia, and early planning conversations to balance safety, independence and caregiver guilt.