Caregiver Stress Is a Given; How to Manage It Is Key
Most of us lead frantic lives. That’s the nature of the world today. When you add to that the job—for it is...
End-of-life
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,...
Parent’s Death Left Family Unable to Access Vital Online Accounts
Dear Carol: I rarely see this problem addressed. My dad, a widower, was in excellent health for someone in their 70s. He...
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....
Hospice Care: Help During End Stages of Life
…We knew Dad was wearing down. He didn’t have long to live, but did he have to be in such discomfort? I...
Music-Thanatology: Providing Harmony at the End of Life
The mission of hospice providers is to help people live their last months or weeks of life in the most comfortable, dignified,...
Losing the Ability to Swallow: How to Help Someone With Dysphagia
Coping with an ill loved one’s difficulty swallowing can be frustrating and frightening for everyone involved. Caring for someone we love means...
Why So Many Long-Married Couples Die Close Together
While death rarely brings pleasant feelings, from time to time we’ll see a story about death go viral on the Internet because...
