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Caregiver Venting Healthy, but Choose Listeners Thoughtfully

Dear Carol: I’m a caregiver to my mom who has dementia and I also work full-time. A woman at work and I have become...

Kitchen Safety Concerns for People with Dementia

Sharing a kitchen with another cook can be trying for some people. Sharing a kitchen with a person who has dementia can be more...

Creating a Bucket List: Tips for Seniors and Family Caregivers

“The Bucket List,” a 2007 movie starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, helped contemporize the old expression “kick the bucket,” a common slang phrase...

Exploring the Concept of Single Gender Senior Living

A friend and I recently toured a veteran’s home in a midsize Minnesota town. The facility was beautifully designed and superbly run. The only...

Home is All About Heart, Especially for Older Adults

For many of us, the word “home” signifies refuge, safety, caring, and warmth –a sanctuary where we belong. It’s a place that we know...

How Involved Should Families Be When Elders Live in a Senior Living Facility?

Over the course of 15 years, five of my elderly loved ones lived, for various spans of time, in a nearby nursing home. I...

Caregivers Can Struggle to Keep Other Relationships Healthy

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...

11 Downsizing Tips for Seniors Who Are Moving to Assisted Living

For most seniors, moving from a long-time home into an assisted living facility is difficult. For some, it’s nearly paralyzing. In addition to countless...