Mental Health

How to Keep Older Adults Active and Engaged

As family caregivers, we strive to meet all our loved ones’ needs. We give medication reminders, cook meals, manage doctors’ appointments, and...

If you are like most family caregivers, you probably made a promise to your parent(s) years ago that you would never place...

Most seniors are keen on staying in their homes as they age, but family caregivers often struggle to meet their loved ones’...

Years ago, a journalist (we’ll call her Nancy) requested an interview with me to discuss common caregiving issues for an article she...

Deciding whether to tell someone who is cognitively impaired that their spouse has died is a serious and often recurring struggle. Dementia...

Why Do Elderly Parents Make Us Feel Guilty? Get used to it—the guilt, I mean. The incessant phone call thing was just...

It was not unlike any other day, but on this particular afternoon, Dad was adamant. He was waiting for his medical degree...

Dear Carol: My mom requires 24/7 care, but she doesn’t qualify for hospice. Somehow, I need to obtain a lifting device and...

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to caregiving. Every family caregiver must be free to make choices that work best for their unique...

Nearly everyone involved in caring for an ill or aging loved one is experiencing some degree of grief. However, we don’t usually...