Dementia and Inappropriate Behavior: How to Respond
Dementia can cause people to say and do some pretty odd things. Family caregivers may be caught off guard at first, but...
Aging
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...
Caregivers Can’t Fix Aging, but We Can Listen and Validate Distress
Dear Carol: My mom’s blessed with relatively good health for someone in her early 80s. She has enough money to live nicely,...
Geriatrician Opens Support Group to New Members Year-Around
This is a unique caregiver opportunity that includes bi-monthly live phone sessions with a geriatrician where you can discuss your caregiving concerns,...
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...
Should I Have to Take Care of My Elderly In-Laws?
Family caregiving doesn’t always stop at caring for our own aging parents. Our significant other’s mom and dad often look to us...
Paying for Assisted Living: When Siblings Split Costs, What Is Fair?
There are many options for the care of our aging parents, but most of them are costly. There was a stretch of...
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...
Do Parents Really Want to Live with Their Adult Children?
It’s difficult to pinpoint how many aging parents live with their adult children, but there is certainly a lot more interest in...
Repetitive Questions in Dementia Stems from Memory Loss and Confusion
Dear Carol: My mother, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, repeats the same question multiple times an hour. I know that’s typical...
