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 another person,...
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Caregiver Burnout is Best Prevented Since Recovery Is Hard on Everyone
Dear Carol: My mom, age 79, has had steadily declining health for several years. Arthritis is a genetic problem in my family, so pain...
Imperfection Is Perfect: Cherish Your Messy Christmas as Unique and Precious
I’m swamped with daily life let alone carrying out holiday traditions. My dad is in memory care…
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 how most...
How to Get Over Feelings That Prevent You from Visiting People in Care Homes and Hospitals
People cite numerous reasons for why they hate visiting nursing homes. Some can’t stand funky smells, others find the sight of disengaged, listless seniors...
How Hiring a Handyman Can Help Your Elderly Parents
Years ago, I saw a van whose driver was letting teenagers off in front of the local high school, where I was doing the...
Is Your Parent Safe in his Assisted Living or Nursing Home?
Safety is one of several reasons people decide that elders with chronic health problems are better off in assisted living or nursing homes than...
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 choices....
Specialized Moving Services Ease Transitions to Senior Living Communities
When an elderly parent transitions from their home to assisted living, independent living, a nursing home or a relative’s home, it can be a...
Should Your Elderly Loved One 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. My parents...
