Aging

November Rocks! Celebrate Alzheimer’s, Palliative and Hospice Care, and Family Caregivers Awareness

November is a month of awareness and Egosan is eager to be part of these celebrations. So, let’s begin by letting you...

When it comes to caring for the elderly, hygiene issues are surprisingly common. Determining why their bathing habits have changed is the...

Millions of people consume alcohol, but each person has their own unique relationship with this substance. While many are able to drink...

Deciding whether to tell someone who is cognitively impaired that their spouse has died is a serious and often recurring struggle. Dementia...

If you are like most family caregivers, you probably made a promise to your parent(s) years ago that you would never place...

Dear Carol: My 82-year-old mother has been in relatively good health but lately she’s experienced several falls. I only know this because...

“We don’t want strangers taking care of Mom!” “We promised Dad he would never have to go to a nursing home!” “If...

Becoming a family caregiver is often something that either happens very suddenly or slowly sneaks up on a person. When a loved...

“She took my sweater!” Victoria says. “I saw her. She stole it! That woman took the sweater my mother made for me!”...

As a columnist for a newspaper on the plains, I often have readers write me that they are begging their parents to...