Minding Our Elders

Should I Have to Take Care of My Elderly In-Laws?

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

Dear Carol: My parents are in their 70s and healthy for their age. I’m the only adult child who lives near them, so it’s...

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

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

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

Moving to senior living is often a difficult transition for aging loved ones. Even elders who are on board with the decision to relocate...

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

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

Dear Carol: I grew up being close to my grandparents, but Grandma has passed, and Grandpa is in memory care. Grandma held the family...

Have you thought about what you’d want your obituary to say about you? I hadn’t until I was recently asked to write an article...