Embracing Positive Caregiving Moments Makes Bad Times Tolerable
My nature is generally upbeat. I try to be grateful for my many blessings and not dwell on the negative. However, as a family...
My nature is generally upbeat. I try to be grateful for my many blessings and not dwell on the negative. However, as a family...
Dementia can cause people to say and do some pretty odd things. Family caregivers may be caught off guard at first, but as they...
Most people have not personally provided care for a loved one and therefore cannot fully understand everything that goes into being a family caregiver....
Dear Carol: My mom’s blessed with relatively good health for someone in her early 80s. She has enough money to live nicely, if not...
During the years I cared for multiple elders, I grew to dread the ringing of the telephone. It seemed most calls meant emergencies. One...
Over the course of 15 years, five of my elderly loved ones lived, for various spans of time, in a nearby nursing home. I...
Dear Carol: My mother, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, repeats the same question multiple times an hour. I know that’s typical behavior with...
So, you and your loved one have taken the plunge. You’ve put in the time and effort to research senior housing options, take tours...
As parents age and need more assistance, most adult children do what they can to help. For many, the first step is a weekly...
Each of our aging parents is unique. Some people age so well that they need little help until they are well into their eighties,...