Having ‘The Talk’: How to Discuss End-of-Life Issues with Parents
Sex and death: It’s odd that these two topics of conversation should bring so much anxiety to parents and children. One addresses...
End-of-life
Confusion About Palliative Services Vs. Hospice Care Is Understandable
Dear Carol: After caring for my mom for years, I moved her to memory care due to her dementia. At 93, she...
Caring for Aging Parents Who Didn’t Care for You
Years ago, a journalist (we’ll call her Nancy) requested an interview with me to discuss common caregiving issues for an article she...
Caregiver Guilt: How to Stop Feeling Guilty About Aging Parents
Get used to it – the guilt, I mean. The incessant phone call thing was just one of the many games I...
Hospice Care: Help During End Stages of Life
One day while I was working at my newspaper job, the phone rang. It was the head nurse at Dad’s nursing home....
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...
When Loved Ones Rally Before Death
Family members are often relieved and hopeful when a dying loved one suddenly becomes more aware of their surroundings or begins talking...
Caregiver Questions Reason for Lab Work When Mother Doesn’t Want Treatment
Dear Carol: I’ve been helping my 84-year-old mom with her medications and doctor appointments. She’s made it plain that she doesn’t want...
Interview: Assisted living facilities vs. nursing homes: What to know about cost and care
I’m honored to be featured with Anthony Cirillo, a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and president of The Aging...
