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Caregiver Guilt: How to Stop Feeling Guilty About Elderly Parents

Get used to it – the guilt, I mean. The incessant phone call thing was just one of the many games I had to...

Dear Carol: I feel like I’m failing everyone because I can’t do everything well. I work full-time, and my kids are in middle school,...

Note: I was interviewed by A Place for Mom about caregiving books, so I chose just some of my favorites (can’t name them all)....

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...

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

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

Dear Carol: Dad died two weeks ago at 89 years of age. Mom is 87 and has what they think is early-stage Alzheimer’s. She’s...

Years ago, I stumbled upon a video that remains vivid in my mind. In it, an elderly couple who had spent a lifetime devoted...

People want to stay in their own homes. You hear it and read about it all the time. And there’s some merit to that....

Caregiving is a job that is full of ups and downs. Many of us take on this role out of love and concern, but...