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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...

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Paying for Assisted Living: When Siblings Split Costs, What Is Fair?

There are many options for the care of our aging parents, but most of them are costly. There was a stretch of...

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Do Parents Really Want to Live with Their Adult Children?

It’s difficult to pinpoint how many aging parents live with their adult children, but there is certainly a lot more interest in...

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Encouraging Older Adults to Socialize After the Move to Senior Living

Moving to senior living is often a difficult transition for aging loved ones. Even elders who are on board with the decision...

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What to Look for When Visiting Someone Who Lives in Senior Housing

So, you and your loved one have taken the plunge. You’ve put in the time and effort to research senior housing options,...

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Does It Make Sense to Quit Your Job To Care for Your Elderly Parent?

As parents age and need more assistance, most adult children do what they can to help. For many, the first step is...

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Coping With the Guilt after Placing 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...

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Parents’ Neighborhood Changing as Old Friends Move Away

Dear Carol: Like most older adults, my parents want to live out their lives in their home. They’re very healthy for people...

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You Don’t Stop Being a Caregiver When Your Spouse Enters Memory Care

Dear Carol: My 56-year-old husband recently went into memory care. I visit every morning and often in the evening because, even though...

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Tips to Cope With Dementia Caregiver Burnout

You watch your once mentally sharp loved one decline before your eyes. Their uncontrollable behaviors, mood swings, outbursts, confusion and memory loss...

Housing

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

Paying for Assisted Living: When Siblings Split Costs, What Is Fair?

Do Parents Really Want to Live with Their Adult Children?

Encouraging Older Adults to Socialize After the Move to Senior Living

What to Look for When Visiting Someone Who Lives in Senior Housing

Does It Make Sense to Quit Your Job To Care for Your Elderly Parent?

Coping With the Guilt after Placing Your Parent in a Care Facility

Parents’ Neighborhood Changing as Old Friends Move Away

You Don’t Stop Being a Caregiver When Your Spouse Enters Memory Care

Tips to Cope With Dementia Caregiver Burnout

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