Family

A Caregiver’s Struggle: Balancing an Elder’s Sense of Purpose with Their Safety

Most seniors need to feel useful to enjoy a high quality of life. They maintain a sense of purpose by sticking to their everyday...

There is a lot of pressure on people to enjoy themselves during the holidays. The season is supposed to be merry and bright, but...

Most of us have seen evidence of people being harder on those they love than they are on strangers or even people they don’t...

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

Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home. For most of us, the feeling is less about how large or fancy a...

Sex and death: It’s odd that these two topics of conversation should bring so much anxiety to parents and children. One addresses the beginning...

Dear Carol: My 83-year-old parents are still doing well for their age but declining as would be expected. Since I live nearby, I’ll be...

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

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

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