Aging

The Emotional Toll of Moving Your Elderly Parent to Senior Living

Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home. For most of us, the feeling is less about how large or...

Sex and death: It’s odd that these two topics of conversation should bring so much anxiety to parents and children. One addresses...

Dear Carol: My 83-year-old parents are still doing well for their age but declining as would be expected. Since I live nearby,...

Hiring in-home care for my elderly neighbor Joe, was quite an ordeal. The company we chose and their professional caregivers were great,...

There’s a great deal of anger in the world of family caregiving over siblings who don’t help care for their aging parents....

The responsibility of providing care for an aging or ill loved one is a monumental challenge in its own right. But when...

For some lucky families, having all adult siblings gather around and plan how to take care of Mom and Dad as their...

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

Dear Carol: After caring for my mom for years, I moved her to memory care due to her dementia. At 93, she...

People want to stay in their own homes. You hear it and read about it all the time. And there’s some merit...