Aging

Caregiver Admin Tasks Time-Consuming and Often Underappreciated

Dear Carol: I take care of my parents’ finances as well as their medical care. I also schedule a bi-weekly in-home caregiver, do their...

Caregiver Guilt: How to Stop Feeling Guilty About Elderly Parents

The first call of the day from your mom you can handle. “Oh, hi, Mom. Yes, it’s a very pretty day. Maybe you should...

A Story from the Sandwich Generation: Caring for Kids and Parents

Watching out for elders has always come naturally for me. I grew up close to my grandparents, and during my teenage years, my paternal...

Caregiver Guilt: How We Second-Guess Our Impossible Choices

…A dying aunt; a budding son: My aunt Marion, who had no children of her own, was in the hospital dying of cancer. While...

The Benefits of Keeping a Care Partner Mentality

…I understood that Joe’s being able to sit at his kitchen table while watching the birds flock to his backyard feeders was one of...

Alzheimer’s Association Offers Free Financial Planning Presentation

Dear Readers: Discussing our older parents’ financial situation can be difficult and fraught with emotion on both sides, yet it’s a vital part of...

The Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease

The only certainty when diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease is that a senior’s condition will progressively worsen. The national Alzheimer’s Association has developed a very...

Hospice Care: Help During End Stages of Life

“No one needs to die in pain.” That is what the social worker told me as I signed the papers that would put my...

Dementia Symptoms Might be Reversible If Caused by Medications or Disease

Dear Carol: Please keep writing about reversible causes of dementia symptoms. My mom, 83, has always been mentally quick and independent. She sees her...