The Administrative Part of Caregiving Doesn’t Stop When the Person Dies
Dear Carol: After 13 years of caring for my ill mother, she died peacefully. I expected the paradoxical grief and relief you write...
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Encouraging Parents to Socialize After the Move to Senior Living
Moving to senior living is often a difficult transition for aging loved ones. Even elders who are on board with the decision...
Breaking the News That a Loved One is Going on Hospice Care
When the paperwork was finally signed to get hospice care for my dad, I was grateful. There would now be a routine...
A New Generation of Caregivers: Grandchildren Taking Care of Grandparents
A new generation of young people is stepping up to help their aging and ill family members. Although the Caregiving in the...
How to Talk to the Doctor About Your Elderly Parent or Spouse
A frequent problem expressed among family caregivers is that their aging loved ones aren’t honest with their doctors. At home, they may...
People Living with Dementia May Fight Bathing: Compassion, Education Can Help
Many older adults may not bathe as often as younger people think they should, but what about people living with dementia? Here...
An Older Adult Skips Bathing? Maybe there’s a Reason
A common complaint about older people, especially those who have health challenges, is that they “smell” or have other signs that they...
Hospital Delirium: Cognitive Decline After Hospitalization
In the expected course of treatment, people are hospitalized because they are ill. Then, barring a terminal condition, they are released because...
5 Questions to Determine the Potential Impact of Caregiving
Are you prepared to take on the responsibility of caring for a family member? Will you be able to handle the commitment...
Is There a Link Between Diabetes and Incontinence?
While having diabetes doesn’t mean that you will experience incontinence, the disease does seem to increase your incontinence risk. There are several...
