Dementia care

When a Person Living with Dementia Says, ‘I Just Want to Go Home’

Update: Some current thinking is that the emotion behind this sad lament is more about finding a level of emotional comfort than...

“My mom and dad both have dementia. I am all alone taking care of them since. I have no one to help...

Dear Carol: My mom is on a waiting list for memory care and should be able to move in soon. I’m struggling...

This Father’s Day, I’ll have fond memories of my dad, as will many caregivers and adult children. The juxtaposition of the past...

Watching out for elders has always come naturally for me. I grew up close to my grandparents, and during my teenage years,...

Get used to it – the guilt, I mean. The incessant phone call thing was just one of the many games I...

For many families, spring or early summer is a time to shake off the winter blues, deep clean their homes and focus...

Note: I was interviewed by A Place for Mom about caregiving books, so I chose just some of my favorites (can’t name...

Hiring in-home care for my elderly neighbor, Joe was quite an ordeal. The company we chose and their professional caregivers were great,...

The responsibility of providing care for an aging or ill loved one is a monumental challenge in its own right. But when...