Handling Resentment Over Making Sacrifices for Someone Else’s Care
… Most caregivers have some idea of how they intended to spend their lives. But thanks to medical advancements, aging parents are living longer...
… Most caregivers have some idea of how they intended to spend their lives. But thanks to medical advancements, aging parents are living longer...
Dear Carol: I’m struggling to understand how to help my dad who has dementia. I can be with him for part of each day...
Deciding whether to tell someone who is cognitively impaired that their spouse has died is a serious and often recurring struggle. Dementia and death...
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...
It was not unlike any other day, but on this particular afternoon Dad was adamant. He was waiting for his medical degree from the...
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...
People living with dementia are the only ones who really understand what it’s like to live with their form of the disease, whether it’s Alzheimer’s...
Providing care for someone who lives with any type of dementia — whether it’s Alzheimer’s, vascular, Lewy body, or any of the myriad incarnations —...
When we think of domestic abuse in a family where elders are cared for, we generally think that the elder is the most likely...
Accused of stealing from a loved one? The first time it happens many caregivers find themselves choking back tears. They try a logical approach...