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 Experience, in...
I’m honored to be featured with Anthony Cirillo, a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and president of The Aging Experience, in...
It’s difficult to pinpoint how many aging parents live with their adult children, but there is certainly a lot more interest in this type...
As parents age and need more assistance, most adult children do what they can to help. For many, the first step is a weekly...
I think most of us approach the idea of sharing the care of an elder with a lot of trepidation. We have cared for...
Decades ago, it was fairly common to have grandparents living with family and it often worked well. It did for my family. My parents...
Human skin is not meant to withstand close contact with urine-saturated briefs for extended periods of time. When bowel incontinence is also an issue,...
Caregiving. What does it mean to you? While often rewarding and frequently exhausting, it’s one of many life events that can only be understood...
Dear Carol: I’m worried about my 70-year-old dad who is constantly responding to his 93-year-old mother’s calls for help. I keep telling him that...
Over the course of 15 years, five of my elderly loved ones lived, for various spans of time, in a nearby nursing home. I...
Dear Carol: I’m the designated family caregiver for my relatively healthy but aging parents. My siblings live at a distance and do what they...