Family

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

A recent question brought back memories from my early days of caregiving. The member wrote, “My 81-year-old father still thinks he can do handyman...

Watching out for elders has always come naturally for me. I grew up close to my grandparents, and during my teenage years, my paternal...

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...