Caregiving

Breaking the News That a Loved One is Going on Hospice Care

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

Dear Carol: I’m the youngest daughter from a large family that’s scattered across the country. Living in our parents’ community makes me...

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

Guilt is one emotion that every family caregiver will experience at some point during their journey. When you take on responsibility for...

Long-term marriages generally evolve into a support system so efficient that even adult children hardly notice changes in their parents. If Dad’s...

At some point during your caregiving journey, you may find yourself in a rut. The awareness may come with a birthday, a...

When my mother died in a local nursing home, my “career” of visiting this exceptional facility nearly every day for almost 15...

They say hindsight is 20/20. But things from the past that may seem “clear” to you now can still be distorted by...

In the expected course of treatment, people are hospitalized because they are ill. Then, barring a terminal condition, they are released because...

Are you prepared to take on the responsibility of caring for a family member? Will you be able to handle the commitment...