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Torchlight Online Service Aims To Help Caregivers Navigate Maze Of Decisions

Published October 31, 2016 at 10:20 AM MDT
In this photo taken Dec. 22 2011, Evelyn Volk, right, walks with her mother Maria Koenig, who suffers from dementia, as they leave home for grocery shopping in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles. (Jae C. Hong/AP)
In this photo taken Dec. 22 2011, Evelyn Volk, right, walks with her mother Maria Koenig, who suffers from dementia, as they leave home for grocery shopping in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles. (Jae C. Hong/AP)

According to AARP and The National Alliance for Caregiving, there are now more than 43 million unpaid caregivers in the United States, mostly adult children taking care of aging parents.

Many struggle while navigating the often enraging landscape of insurance, medical decisions or long distance care. An online service called Torchlight aims to help caregivers through this maze.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young learns more from  Adam Goldberg, Torchlight’s CEO and founder.

Guest

Adam Goldberg, CEO and founder of Torchlight. He tweets  @adamrgoldberg.

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