Guilty Feelings Plague Caregiver after Harsh Response to Her Mother with Dementia
Dear Carol: My mother with dementia has developed a fixation on the silver she sold years ago, and she repeatedly accuses me of...
Guilt
10 Common Guilt-Producing Caregiver Thoughts
Wouldn’t it be nice to be a family caregiver who never gets frustrated and is an eternal optimist? Maybe there are some...
Caregiver Stress Is a Given; How to Manage It Is Key
Most of us lead frantic lives. That’s the nature of the world today. When you add to that the job—for it is...
Why People Are Ashamed When They Secretly Wish Their Suffering Loved One Could Die
Every so often, someone on the AgingCare Caregiver Forum will admit that they secretly wish the person they’re caring for would pass...
More Severe than Burnout, Compassion Fatigue is a Danger for Long-term Caregivers
Dear Carol: My parents and in-laws all lived to be very old, with years of physical and cognitive decline. I willingly cared...
Minimizing Grief for a Surviving Spouse with Dementia
Deciding whether to tell someone who is cognitively impaired that their spouse has died is a serious and often recurring struggle. Dementia...
Is Lying to Someone with Dementia Unethical or Compassionate?
Dear Carol: Like many of your readers, my husband has dementia of the Alzheimer’s type, and I’m caring for him at home....
How to Engage in Self-Care While Grieving
Many caregivers watch their loved ones endure a long, slow decline that will eventually end in death. As they age, we grieve...
Home is Where Our Heart Is, Especially for Older Adults
For many of us, the word “home” signifies refuge, safety, caring, and warmth –a sanctuary where we belong. It’s a place that...
Continuing Truths of Dementia Caregiving
As we travel our own unique journeys, most of us find that certain phrases or concepts take on the status of truth...
