Confused About Palliative Care Vs. Hospice Care? You Aren’t Alone
Dear Carol: My mom has advanced lung disease as well as late-stage Alzheimer’s. We know that there are no cures for either...
Grief
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...
When a Loved One with Alzheimer’s Doesn’t Recognize You
Watching a loved one move through the stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) can be one of life’s toughest and most heartbreaking challenges....
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...
Why Caregivers Shouldn’t Feel Guilty About Calling Hospice
Calling in hospice for the care of an elderly parent or other a loved one means you need to come to terms,...
How to Communicate with a Senior Who Can No Longer Speak
Years ago, I stumbled upon a video that remains vivid in my mind. In it, an elderly couple who had spent a...
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...
How to Talk About a Friend’s Death When Someone Has Dementia
A friend recently faced the task of letting her mother, who has mid-level dementia, know that the mother’s elderly brother had died....
Caregiver Guilt: How to Stop Feeling Guilty About Elderly Parents
Get used to it—the guilt, I mean. The incessant phone call thing was just one of the many games I had to...
Is It Normal to Grieve Before Someone Dies?
Nearly everyone involved in caring for an ill or aging loved one is experiencing some degree of grief. However, we don’t usually...
