Nursing's Carol Musil discusses how caregiving grandparents face negative health impacts

Nursing’s Carol Musil discusses how caregiving grandparents face negative health impacts Getty Images Hero Type Image hxb423 Fri, 09/18/2026 - 13:15 Media Editorial Staff July 25, 2026 Carol Musil They thought they’d be retiring. Instead, they’re grandparenting full timeBusiness Insider: Carol Musil, the Edward J. and Louise Mellen Professor of Nursing at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, said children raised by grandparents after adversity face greater physical, developmental and behavioral risks, while caregiving grandparents—especially grandmothers—often experience poorer physical hea