Assisted living

Coping With the Decision to Put 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...

Conventional wisdom says that we all want to stay in our own homes for as long as we can. That is likely...

People cite numerous reasons for why they hate visiting nursing homes. Some can’t stand funky smells, others find the sight of disengaged,...

Safety is one of several reasons people decide that elders with chronic health problems are better off in assisted living or nursing...

As our population ages and more of our national focus is on senior care, we can find ourselves in a muddle over...

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

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

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

Dear Carol: My mom has advanced lung disease as well as late-stage Alzheimer’s. We know that there are no cures for either...

I think most of us approach the idea of sharing the care of an elder with a lot of trepidation. We have...