Dementia care

How Caregiving Can Change Your Personality

There’s no getting around it: being a family caregiver is bound to impact how you think and who you are as a...

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to caregiving. Every family caregiver must be free to make choices that work best for their unique...

Caregiver burnout isn’t something that happens all at once. We all have good days and bad days, which is normal. Eventually, though,...

Caregiving is a stressful job even during the best of times. The sheer amount of responsibility is enough to make the most...

While more men are caring for family members than in the past, women are still the first considered in most families when...

Most family caregivers want what is best for their loved ones, and they’ll do whatever it takes to make that happen. Unfortunately,...

We live in a society that tends to value what we do over who we are. If what we do isn’t highly...

As people age, they tend to sleep more lightly than when they were younger. Waking up during the night due to achy...

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

For most seniors, moving from a long-time home into an assisted living facility is difficult. For some, it’s nearly paralyzing. In addition...