Caregiving

Hospice Care: Help During the End Stages of Life

“No one needs to die in pain.” That is what the social worker told me as I signed the papers that would...

For many, music from certain eras can bring back memories of better times. For others, music soothes anxiety or gets them pumped...

Dear Carol: My husband and I have been together for 59 years and married 56. He’s in his sixth year after a...

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

Being a family caregiver doesn’t always stop at caring for our own aging parents. Our significant other’s mom and dad often look...

People living with dementia are the only ones who really understand what it’s like to live with their form of the disease,...

Many people have heard of hospice care but they mistakenly think that it’s just a way to help cancer patients be more...

Providing care for someone who lives with any type of dementia, whether it’s Alzheimer’s, vascular, Lewy body, or any of the myriad...

“Carol!” The hospice nurse’s voice was quiet but urgent. I instinctively knew what was happening. She had been shifting Dad’s position so...

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to caregiving. Every family caregiver must be free to make choices that work best for their unique...