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You Are Not Alone: Caregivers Share Their Experiences

Long-term caregiving can be isolating and lonely, which is why peer support is so vital to a caregiver’s mental, emotional, and physical...

Part one of Sensitivity Training for Caregivers tells about the first segment of my training experience at a local nursing home. Reading...

Please wipe this mess off of my face. Please! Don’t go so fast, I can’t swallow! I’m not ready for a drink...

Dear Carol: I’ve lived next door to a woman for over twenty years, and while we aren’t close, we’re friendly and occasionally get...

My uncle was an avid reader and loved playing word games. After a series of strokes, he had extreme difficulty communicating. The...

Dear Carol: My husband of 43 years has been diagnosed with dementia. We were fortunate to have a good marriage based on...

While diets come and go, common sense and balance both work for most people. This is an older article, but because it...

Dear Carol: I’m afraid my husband and I are a sad cliché of the times. We both earned decent incomes. We put...

Years ago, I stumbled upon a video that remains vivid in my mind. In it, an elderly couple who had spent a...

A recent question on the AgingCare Caregiver Forum brought back memories from my early days of caregiving. The member wrote, “My 81-year-old...