What to Look for When Visiting Someone Who Lives in Senior Housing
So, you and your loved one have taken the plunge. You’ve put in the time and effort to research senior housing options,...
Assisted living
Coping With the Guilt after Placing Your Parent in a Care Facility
Guilt is one emotion that every family caregiver will experience at some point during their journey. When you take on responsibility for...
Parents’ Neighborhood Changing as Old Friends Move Away
Dear Carol: Like most older adults, my parents want to live out their lives in their home. They’re very healthy for people...
How to Convince Your Parent to Move to Assisted Living
Conventional wisdom says that we all want to stay in our own homes for as long as we can. That is likely...
Consistency In Caregiving Staff Ideal but We Must Manage Expectations
Dear Carol: My dad lives in a memory care facility, and overall, I’d give them good ratings. We’re blessed to find such...
How Often Should I When Mom First Moves into Care?
Q: How often should I visit mom in the nursing home when she first moves in? I heard some facilities limit the...
Choosing Senior Housing and Care Based on Your Parent’s Needs
As our population ages and more of our national focus is on senior care, we can find ourselves in a muddle over confusing...
What to Do When Siblings Can’t Agree on a Parent’s Care Needs
For some lucky families, having all adult siblings gather around and plan how to take care of Mom and Dad as their...
The Emotional Toll of Moving Your Elderly Parent to Senior Living
Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home. For most of us, the feeling is less about how large or...
“I Promised My Parents I’d Never Put Them in a Care Home”
Caregiving is a job that is full of ups and downs. Many of us take on this role out of love and...
