Living with Elderly Parents: Do You Regret the Decision?
If you are like most family caregivers, you probably made a promise to your parent(s) years ago that you would never place...
Living with parents
Geriatric Care Managers Can Help Busy Caregivers
Geriatric care management is a rapidly growing field in the elder care industry. As most caregivers know, researching and coordinating all the...
Is It Wise for Your Aging Parent to Move in with You?
Decades ago, it was fairly common to have grandparents living with family and it often worked well. It did for my family....
Should You Convince Your Aging Parents to Move Closer to You?
As a columnist for a newspaper on the northern plains, I often have readers write me that they are begging their parents...
Strategies for Getting (and Staying) Organized While Caregiving
Caring for a vulnerable elder can be rewarding as well as frustrating. It can increase our self-esteem to know that we are...
Cohabitation with Parent Working Except for Incontinence Battles
Dear Carol: My mom has lived with us for several years and it’s been going pretty well up to now. Her dementia...
Why Older Adults Often Feel Cold and How Dementia Exacerbates the Problem
Dear Carol: I’m a menopausal caregiver who is trying to balance my mom’s comfort with mine. She lives with me and has...
