Aging

Adult Siblings Are Often in Denial About a Parent’s Declining Health

Whether it stems from a subconscious need to ignore the fact that a parent is declining, or they want to pretend that...

Dear Carol: My mom is in mid-stage Alzheimer’s, so she has fidgety hands. Even though I lotion her skin regularly, she’ll zero...

The plain truth is that assuming the responsibility of caring for another person dramatically alters one’s life. This change can happen abruptly...

Every so often, someone will admit that they secretly wish the person they’re caring for would pass away. Often, this person is...

People cite numerous reasons for why they hate visiting care facilities. Some can’t stand funky smells, others find the sight of disengaged,...

Years ago I saw a van whose driver was letting teenagers off in front of the local high school, where I was...

A billboard in my city carries a simple message: “Most families say, ‘Why did we wait so long to call hospice?’ “...

Geriatric care management is a rapidly growing field in the elder care industry. As most caregivers know, researching and coordinating all the...

Dear Carol: Six months ago, our lives changed when my husband, age 58, was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease. He has good...

Decades ago, it was fairly common to have grandparents living with family and it often worked well. It did for my family....