Caregiver stress

In Caregiving, Anxiety Can Be Contagious

We all live with a certain amount of worry, much of which is caused by fear of the unknown. Since health issues...

My nature is generally upbeat. I try to be grateful for my many blessings and not dwell on the negative. However, as...

Dementia can cause people to say and do some pretty odd things. Family caregivers may be caught off guard at first, but...

Most people have not personally provided care for a loved one and therefore cannot fully understand everything that goes into being a...

Dear Carol: My mom’s blessed with relatively good health for someone in her early 80s. She has enough money to live nicely,...

During the years I cared for multiple elders, I grew to dread the ringing of the telephone. It seemed most calls meant...

Over the course of 15 years, five of my elderly loved ones lived, for various spans of time, in a nearby nursing...

Dear Carol: My mother, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, repeats the same question multiple times an hour. I know that’s typical...

So, you and your loved one have taken the plunge. You’ve put in the time and effort to research senior housing options,...

As parents age and need more assistance, most adult children do what they can to help. For many, the first step is...