Minding Our Elders

Maintaining a Sense of Purpose Relieves Loneliness and Lowers Dementia Risk

Dear Carol: I’m worried about my healthy, recently retired father. He had a high-energy, social personality so his successful sales career suited...

For most seniors, moving from a long-term home into an assisted living facility is difficult. For some, it’s nearly paralyzing. In addition...

Decades ago, it was fairly common to have grandparents living with family and it often worked well. It did for my family....

While change is difficult for people of all ages, deviating from the status quo seems to become even more taxing as we...

So, you and your loved one have taken the plunge. You’ve put in the time and effort to research senior housing options,...

When the paperwork was finally signed to get hospice care for my dad, I was grateful. There would now be a routine...

As parents age and need more assistance, most adult children do what they can to help. For many, the first step is...

Dear Carol: My 95-year-old mom was recently hospitalized for pneumonia. While there, she developed delirium and didn’t even know the family. The...

When Caregivers Are Pulled in Too Many Directions: Every caregiver is familiar with the constant nagging feeling that something or someone in...

Guilt is one emotion that every family caregiver will experience at some point during their journey. When you take on responsibility for...