Do Parents Really Want to Live with Their Adult Children?
It’s difficult to pinpoint how many aging parents live with their adult children, but there is certainly a lot more interest in this type...
It’s difficult to pinpoint how many aging parents live with their adult children, but there is certainly a lot more interest in this type...
Dear Carol: My mother, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, repeats the same question multiple times an hour. I know that’s typical behavior with...
Moving to senior living is often a difficult transition for aging loved ones. Even elders who are on board with the decision to relocate...
So, you and your loved one have taken the plunge. You’ve put in the time and effort to research senior housing options, take tours...
Have you thought about what you’d want your obituary to say about you? I hadn’t until I was recently asked to write an article...
When the paperwork was finally signed to get hospice care for my dad, I was grateful. There would now be a routine of care...
As parents age and need more assistance, most adult children do what they can to help. For many, the first step is a weekly...
Each of our aging parents is unique. Some people age so well that they need little help until they are well into their eighties,...
Dear Carol: I’m a husband and father living about 200 miles from my aging dad. Since my sister lives in his community, she checks...
When my mother died in a local nursing home, my “career” of visiting this exceptional facility nearly every day for almost 15 years ended....