People Living with Dementia May Fight Bathing: Compassion, Education Can Help
Many older adults may not bathe as often as younger people think they should, but what about people living with dementia? Here...
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An Older Adult Skips Bathing? Maybe there’s a Reason
A common complaint about older people, especially those who have health challenges, is that they “smell” or have other signs that they...
Examine Your Motives Before Pushing Healthy Parents to Make Changes
Dear Carol: Last Christmas, my siblings and I discussed the need for our parents to downsize. We recognize that they are still...
New to Caregiving: How Do I Keep from Going Under?
Dear Carol: My parents are in their 70s, and had been mostly healthy. I don’t have to worry about financial and health...
Hindsight Can Be a Blessing or a Curse for Caregivers
They say hindsight is 20/20. But things from the past that may seem “clear” to you now can still be distorted by...
Is There a Link Between Diabetes and Incontinence?
While having diabetes doesn’t mean that you will experience incontinence, the disease does seem to increase your incontinence risk. There are several...
What to Do When a Someone with Dementia Repeats the Same Things Over and Over
One sign of the aging brain is repeating things more often, especially stories and questions. There are reasons for this that are...
Dad’s Personality Has Changed Overnight: Medications? A UTI?
Dear Carol: My dad, 86, lives with me. He has an academic’s personality, so we’ve often talked about different issues that spanned...
Being an Effective Care Partner May Mean Stepping Back
In healthy partnerships, a relationship is built on our ability to trust that the other person has our best interests in mind....
Caregiver Asks How to Politely Refuse Unhelpful Visitors
Dear Carol: I’m an only child providing care for my dad, who has PTSD from military service, exacerbated by dementia. Before this,...
