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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...

Dear Carol: We’re heading into the hottest part of summer and I’m getting nervous for my 79-year-old mother. She likes it warm,...

Don’t let the title scare you, folks. I’m not presenting a “system” here. Personally, I’ve never seen a chart or graph designed...

Dear Readers: It’s already mid-2024! That means it’s time for our bi-annual roundup of products, services, and technology. Remember these are not...

When the family member we are trying to care for is critical, impossible to please or emotionally abusive, long-standing family dynamics are...

Aging In Place vs. Assisted Living: Professional in-home care and a medical alert system are sufficient for some seniors to remain at...

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

Years ago I saw a van whose driver was letting teenagers off in front of the local high school, where I was...

Decades ago, it was fairly common to have grandparents living with family and it often worked well. It did for my family....

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