Making an Assisted Living Apartment Feel Like Home
While change is difficult for people of all ages, deviating from the status quo seems to become even more taxing as we get older...
While change is difficult for people of all ages, deviating from the status quo seems to become even more taxing as we get older...
My nature is generally upbeat. I try to be grateful for my many blessings and not dwell on the negative. However, as a family...
Dementia can cause people to say and do some pretty odd things. Family caregivers may be caught off-guard at first, but as they learn...
Most people have not personally provided care for a loved one and therefore cannot fully understand everything that goes into being a family caregiver....
Dear Carol: My dad is very independent, but he has early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. He lives in an independent living community, does his own grocery shopping,...
While death rarely brings pleasant feelings, from time to time we’ll see a story about death go viral on the Internet because it touches...
Sponsored There’s an awful lot we still don’t know about Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists still don’t fully understand what causes its onset. It’s estimated that...
While the average person is unlikely to do high jumps or run marathons, even daily life can wear out our joints. Over time, this...
Living with a chronic illness, such as cancer, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes or an immune disorder, can be isolating and...
Dear Carol: I’m a new reader, so while you’ve probably answered this before, maybe you’d still help me out. My mom is 81 and...