Caregiving

Paying for Assisted Living: When Siblings Split Costs, What Is Fair?

There are many options for the care of our aging parents, but most of them are costly. There was a stretch of...

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

It’s difficult to pinpoint how many aging parents live with their adult children, but there is certainly a lot more interest in...

Moving to senior living is often a difficult transition for aging loved ones. Even elders who are on board with the decision...

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

Wishing you well on this Labor Day as we celebrate our historical and current workers along with the official advent of fall. May...

Dear Carol: What can I do to help my parents make their home more age-friendly? They’ve lived there for over 30 years,...

When the paperwork was finally signed to get hospice care for my dad, I was grateful. There would now be a routine...

Hello to my wonderful subscribers! I apologize for the last couple of weeks of glitchy and then missing newsletters. Things looked fine...

Dear Carol: Why do people get less inclined to bathe or shower daily as they get older? My dad, who used to...