Communication

What Not to Say When Caring for Someone Living with Dementia

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

Dear Carol: I’ve lived next door to a woman for over twenty years, and while we aren’t close, we’re friendly and occasionally get...

Caring for a vulnerable person is daunting. We have to make decisions for them that are often a matter of quality of...

A Place for Mom continues to add to the conversation about how caregiving affects the lives of women. I recently had the...

Dear Carol: My parents are in their 80s and not that healthy. Dad has diabetes and heart issues that have required two...

Dear Carol: I understand that people with dementia who tell outrageous stories aren’t really lying. It’s got to be horrible to feel...

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

For some lucky families, having all adult siblings gather around and plan how to take care of Mom and Dad as their...

Years ago, I stumbled upon a video that remains vivid in my mind. In it, an elderly couple who had spent a...

Dear Carol: Though my family is large, we happily gather at our parents’ house each Thanksgiving and Christmas. This year should be like...