Mental Health

Time Management Strategies for Caregivers

Note: If I were writing this today, I’d add that some people use apps to help plan. That said, some still find...

When the family member we are trying to care for is critical, impossible to please or emotionally abusive, long-standing family dynamics are...

How long has it been since you’ve distanced yourself from caregiving long enough to decide what is good for you? When was...

Dear Carol: Once upon a time, I closed out each year with satisfaction and looked forward with optimism to the next. Now,...

I’m swamped with daily life let alone carrying out holiday traditions. My dad is in memory care…

People stare. Most are not unkind; they are just curious. But when someone “different” from the norm becomes part of their environment,...

You took your mom to the doctor, and she’s upset with you because the appointment took too long. You helped Dad with...

Even though most of us have happy memories of holiday celebrations, this time of the year can be stressful. There are pervasive...

When an elderly parent transitions from their home to assisted living, independent living, a nursing home or a relative’s home, it can...

In the days before nursing homes became so highly regulated, many facilities used medications to sedate patients. Elders who were cooperative and...