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In this Feb. 5, 2014 photo, Janet Lipson, left, acting as a caregiver, is counseled by volunteer David Wolffe, and observed by Caregiver Center Director Randi Kaplan, of Montefiore Medical Center, during a training session at the hospital, in the Bronx borough of New York. A program at the medical center recruits retirees and specially trains them to help overwhelmed family members cope with a scary hospital stay, for their own health, and so they can better care for their loved one. The coaches offer more than emotional support and a sympathetic ear. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Retirees help caregivers cope with hospital stays

By LAURAN NEERGAARD - Associated Press

In this Feb. 5, 2014 photo, Janet Lipson, left, acting as a caregiver, is counseled by volunteer David Wolffe, and observed by Caregiver Center Director Randi Kaplan, of Montefiore Medical Center, during a training session at the hospital, in the Bronx borough of New York. A program at the medical center recruits retirees and specially trains them to help overwhelmed family members cope with a scary hospital stay, for their own health, and so they can better care for their loved one. The coaches offer more than emotional support and a sympathetic ear. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Retirees help caregivers cope with hospital stays

By LAURAN NEERGAARD - Associated Press