Dating and Caregiving: An Impossible Mix?
Back when you were in high school, you likely found that bringing your new love home to meet your parents was a...
Dementia care
Detaching With Love: Setting Boundaries with Difficult Older Parents
When the family member we are trying to care for is critical, impossible to please or emotionally abusive, long-standing family dynamics are...
Top Excuses from Siblings Who Don’t Help with Caregiving
Unfair as it may seem, even in families with many adult children, one sibling usually becomes the primary caregiver for their aging...
How to Convince Your Parent to Move to Assisted Living
Conventional wisdom says that we all want to stay in our own homes for as long as we can. That is likely...
Consistency In Caregiving Staff Ideal but We Must Manage Expectations
Dear Carol: My dad lives in a memory care facility, and overall, I’d give them good ratings. We’re blessed to find such...
Coping with the Stigma of Dementia
People stare. Most are not unkind, they are just curious. But when someone “different” from the norm becomes part of their environment,...
8 Ways to Lower Caregiver Stress
Most of us lead frantic lives. That’s the nature of the world today. When you add to that the job—for it is...
The Sacrifices of Caregiving and How We Are Changed
One question that is often asked on the AgingCare.com Caregiver Forum is, “How do I deal with the reality of leaving behind...
How Often Should I When Mom First Moves into Care?
Q: How often should I visit mom in the nursing home when she first moves in? I heard some facilities limit the...
How to Get Over Feelings That Prevent You from Visiting Someone at a Care Facility
People cite numerous reasons for why they hate visiting nursing homes. Some can’t stand funky smells, others find the sight of disengaged,...
