Dementia Caregiver’s Experience Made Premium Incontinence Protection Easier to Find
As is the case with most people living with advanced dementia Harris Sterling’s father developed incontinence. Along with other difficult issues that...
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Coping With Dementia Caregiver Burnout
You watch your once mentally sharp loved one decline before your eyes. Their uncontrollable behaviors, mood swings, outbursts, confusion and memory loss...
How to Approach an Aging Friend About Driving Red Flags
Dear Carol: I’m friends with a group of mature women who eat out together at least once a week. We’ve always taken turns...
How to Talk to the Doctor About Your Elderly Parent or Spouse
A frequent problem expressed among family caregivers is that their aging loved ones aren’t honest with their doctors. At home, they may...
Hospital Delirium: Cognitive Decline After Hospitalization
In the expected course of treatment, people are hospitalized because they are ill. Then, barring a terminal condition, they are released because...
Hindsight Can Be a Blessing or a Curse for Caregivers
They say hindsight is 20/20. But things from the past that may seem “clear” to you now can still be distorted by...
How To Communicate with Your Older Parents So They Hear You
“My mom is 81 and lives alone in her condo,” Judy Hanson writes. “Her arthritis is painful, but she gets around with...
If You’d Like to Help a University Student Help Caregivers, Consider This Short Survey
Hello Friends, For much of his life, this University of Wisconsin-Madison student has been involved with family members needing care. While still...
Changing Bedding and Protecting Furniture Challenges Alzheimer’s Caregivers
Dear Carol: My dad has had Alzheimer’s for seven years and is currently in the later stages. We looked at memory care...
New to Caregiving: How Do I Keep from Going Under?
Dear Carol: My parents are in their 70s and had been mostly healthy. I don’t have to worry about financial and health...
