Housing

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...

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

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

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

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

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

Guilt is one emotion that every family caregiver will experience at some point during their journey. When you take on responsibility for...

Dear Carol: I’m a middle-aged single woman who only wants the best for her mom. Six months ago, she moved to assisted...

Dear Carol: My mom, age 79, has had steadily declining health for several years. Arthritis is a genetic problem in my family,...

Dear Carol: I’m a 43-year-old woman, married with two kids in middle school. We’re grieving my mother’s recent death and trying to...