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Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
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Directions:
In this section, you are going to read a passage
with ten statements
attached to it.
Each statement contains information given in one
of the paragraphs.
Identify
the
paragraph
from
which
the
information
is
derived.
You
may
choose
a
paragraph
more
than
once.
Each
paragraph
is
marked
with
a
letter.
Answer
the
questions by marking the
corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.
Caring for elderly parents
catches many unprepared
[A ] Last July, Julie
Baldocchi
’
s mother had a
massive stroke and was paralyzed.
Baldocchi
suddenly
had
to
become
a
family
caregiver,
something
that
she
wasn
prepared for.
“
I was flying by the seat of
my pants,
”
says
Baldocchi, an employment
specialist
in
San
Francisco.
Both
of
her
parents
are
83,
and
she
knew
her
father
couldn’t handle her mother’s care. The
hospital recommended putting her mother in
a
nursing
home.
Baldocchi
wasn’t
willing to do that.
But
moving
her
back
into
her
parents’
home
created
other problems.
Baldocchi,
48,
is
married
and lives
about
a
mile away
from her parents. She has a full-time job and has
back problems that make
it difficult
for her to lift her mother. “I couldn’t do it
all,” she says. “But I didn’t even
know
how to find
help.”
[B] With help
from the Family Caregiver Alliance, she eventually
hired a live-in
caregiver.
“
But even if you plan
intellectually and legally,
you
’
re never ready for the
emotional
impact,
”
Baldocchi says. In the first two months
after her mother
’
s stroke,
she lost about 30 pounds as stress
mounted. More than 42 million Americans provide
family
caregiving
for
an
adult
who
needs
help
with
daily
activities,
according
to
a
2009
survey
by
the
AARP
.
An
additional
61.6
million
provided
at
least
some
care
during the year. And
many are unprepared.
[C] While many parents lack an advance
care directive, it
’
s the
most basic and
important
step
they
can
take.
The
directive
includes
several
parts,
including:
a
durable
power
of
attorney,
which
gives
someone
legal
authority
to
make
financial
decisions on
another’s
behalf; a health care proxy, which is similar to
the power of
attorney, except it allows
someone to make decisions regarding medical
treatment;
and a living will that
outlines instructions for end-of-life care. (For
example, parents
can say if
th
ey want to be kept alive by
artificial measures.) “It’s invaluable for the
kids, because it’s hard to make those
decisions for a parent,” says Jennifer Cona, an
elder- law attorney at Genser Dubow
Genser & Cona in Melville, N.Y. An advance care
directive is the first line of defense
if a situation arises, says Kathleen Kelly,
executive
director
of
the
Family
Caregiver
Alliance,
which
supports
and
educates
caregivers.
Without
an
advance
directive,
the
family
will
have
to
petition
the
court
to
be
appointed th
e parent’s legal
guardian, says .
[D]
It
’
s important for families
to talk about long-term care so the adult children
know their
parents
，
preferences, wishes
and goals, says Lynn Feinberg, a caregiving
expert
at
AARP
.
But
it
’
s
not
an
easy
conversation.
Elderly
parents
are
sometimes
suspici
ous of their
children’s financial motives, says Susan John, a
financial planner at
Financial Focus
in Wolfeboro,
N.H.
One
client
asked
John to hold a
family
meeting
because
they
needed
an
intermediary
to
talk
about
financial
issues,
she
says.
And
when
there are
many siblings,
the
family
decisions
can
become
a
three-ring
circus
with much
acrimony, says Ann-Margaret Carrozza, an elder-law
attorney in Glen Cove,
N.Y. Families
who need information and help sorting out
disagreements can call on
elder-law
attorneys, financial planners, geriatric care
managers and caregiver support
groups.
In
February,
AARP
said
it
will
offer
its
members
a
new
caregiving
support
service through
financial services firm Genworth.
[E] Many families are
unprepared for quick decisions, especially when
they find
out that Medicare
doesn
’
t pay for long-term
care, Feinberg says. The median cost of
a
year
in
a
private
room
at
a
nursing
home
in
2011
was
$$77,745,
according
to
Genworth.
And
only
those
who
have
spent
most
of
their
assets
can
qualify
for
Medicaid to pay for the nursing home.
[ F] Assisted
living is another option. Residents can have their
own apartment to
maintain
some
independence.
But
the
facilities
generally
provide
personal
care
services,
such
as
meals,
housekeeping
and
assistance
with
activities.
Still,
it
’
s
not
cheap:
The
national
median
cost
in
2011
was
$$39,135,
according
to
Genworth.
Assisted living
isn’t covered by Medicaid.
[G ] If they have a choice,
at least 90% of elderly parents prefer to stay at
home
as
long
as
they
can,
according
to
AARP
research.
But
if
the
parents
can
no
longer
safely
live at home, it can be hard for children to move
them into an adult care facility.
There
may be another option. Sometimes the home can be
modified so a parent can
stay there.
For example, Baldocchi put in a chair lift for her
mother. She also arranged
for a home
caregiver.
[H]
Family
caregivers
take
over
many
responsibilities.
One
might
manage
a
parent
’
s
finances, while another sibling will take the
parent to doctors
and shopping. Those
who move in with a parent take on a significant
and sustained
burden of
c
are. Jan Walker moved into her
mother’s home in Leesburg, Fla. After her
mother, who is 83, had fallen, she
wasn’t able to get around as well. Walker, 55, has
three
brothers.
But
she
is
the
only
daughter,
is
divorced
and
has
no
children.
“I
always
knew
that
this
was
the
role
that
I
would
have,
and
I
guess
my
mind
was
prepared
for it,” says Walker, who now is a
full
-time caregiver and works from home
as
a
tutorial
instructor
for
a
digital
scrapbooking
website.
“When
you
get
into
the
trenches, it’s literally
baptism by fire,” she says. “New things
come up. It’s not just
about advance
planning for finances or medical care. It’s
everything,” she says.
[I ] Caregivers need to
also watch their own health.
“
There is such a thing as
caregiver
burnout,
”
Cona
says.
Among
female
caregivers
50
and
older,
20%
reported symptoms of
depression, according to a 2010 study on working
caregivers
by MetLife.
“
It
’
s
a
hard job,” Walker says. “But most
worthwhile things are hard. She
was
always
there for
me
when
I needed
a helpin
g
hand.
It’s
only
natural
that
I
be
here for her now.”
46. When
elderly parents cannot live at home safely, their
children can change
their home instead
of sending them to an adult care facility. (G)