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Coping With Older Adults Who Won’t Accept In-Home Caregivers

Hiring in-home care for my elderly neighbor, Joe was quite an ordeal. The company we chose and their professional caregivers were great, but the...

While change is difficult for people of all ages, deviating from the status quo seems to become even more taxing as we get older...

Dear Carol: My parents are in their 70s and healthy for their age. I’m the only adult child who lives near them, so it’s...

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

Dear Carol: My mom and I have always had a good relationship, and I’ve admired her sharp brain and great humor. She was a...

Most caregivers have some idea of how they intended to spend their lives. But thanks to medical advancements, aging parents are living longer than...

“My mom and dad both have dementia. I am all alone taking care of them since. I have no one to help me. I...

Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home. For most of us, the feeling is less about how large or fancy a...

Sex and death: It’s odd that these two topics of conversation should bring so much anxiety to parents and children. One addresses the beginning...

“Mom! Where do all these packages keep coming from?!” “Dad, what are all these new charges on your credit card?” As our loved ones...