Family

Happy 250th Independence Day from Minding Our Elders!

This is a special Independence Day for our country. Many of you will be planning picnics or grilling, and – special day...

A billboard in my city carries a simple message: “Most families say, ‘Why did we wait so long to call hospice?’ “...

Geriatric care management is a rapidly growing field in the elder care industry. As most caregivers know, researching and coordinating all the...

As our population ages and more of our national focus is on senior care, we can find ourselves in a muddle over...

Just last week, a reader asked me whether she should try to sway her mother, who had colon cancer, toward surgery. Her...

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

Our aging loved ones often repeat the same stories over and over again. As our patience wanes, we blame the repetition on memory...

There’s a great deal of anger in the world of family caregiving over siblings who don’t help care for their aging parents....

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

For some lucky families, having all adult siblings gather around and plan how to take care of Mom and Dad as their...