Minding Our Elders

Minding Our Elders Blog

Most people have not personally provided care for a loved one and therefore cannot fully understand everything that goes into being a...

Dear Readers: Falls Prevention Awareness Day is observed on the first day of autumn each year. That means Tuesday, September 22, 2026,...

You’ve probably heard the old saying, “there’s no I in team,” meaning that every member on a successful team puts selfishness aside...

During the years I cared for multiple elders, I grew to dread the ringing of the telephone. It seemed most calls meant...

Medications save lives and/or increase the quality of life for many people. Yet, there are few, if any, medications that have no...

Being a family caregiver doesn’t always stop at caring for our own aging parents. Our significant other’s mom and dad often look...

Dear Carol: My mom, age 79, has had steadily declining health for several years. Arthritis is a genetic problem in my family,...

There are many options for the care of our aging parents, but most of them are costly. There was a stretch of...

Dear Carol: After 13 years of caring for my ill mother, she died peacefully. I expected the paradoxical grief and relief you write...

Over the course of 15 years, five of my elderly loved ones lived, for various spans of time, in a nearby nursing...

It’s difficult to pinpoint how many aging parents live with their adult children, but there is certainly a lot more interest in...