Convincing Older Adults There’s Something to Smile About
Despite increasing awareness of and sensitivity to ageism in our society, age-related stereotypes about stubborn, grumpy seniors persist. Chronic health conditions, changes...
Aging
Spring Cleaning: How to Refresh Your Caregiving Routine
For many families, spring is a time to shake off the winter blues, deep clean their homes and focus on getting organized....
Tips for Helping Older Adults Downsize to Before Moving to Assisted Living
For most seniors, moving from a long-time home into an assisted living facility is difficult. For some, it’s nearly paralyzing. In addition...
Making an Assisted Living Apartment or Nursing Home Room 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...
Embracing Positive Caregiving Moments Makes Bad Times Tolerable
My nature is generally upbeat. I try to be grateful for my many blessings and not dwell on the negative. However, as...
Resources for Helping Older Adults and Their Families Plan for Future Changes
Dear Carol: Sorry if this is a repeat question, but my parents are in denial about the fact that they’re aging. While they...
When We Become Caregivers, Friends May Disappear
Most people have not personally provided care for a loved one and therefore cannot fully understand everything that goes into being a...
Caregiving Should to Be a Team Effort, Though Often It isn’t
You’ve probably heard the old saying, “there’s no I in team,” meaning that every member on a successful team puts selfishness aside...
How Do We Plan When Elder Care Needs Can Change in an Instant?
During the years I cared for multiple elders, I grew to dread the ringing of the telephone. It seemed most calls meant...
How Involved Should Families Be When Elders Live in a Senior Living Facility?
Over the course of 15 years, five of my elderly loved ones lived, for various spans of time, in a nearby nursing...
