Some People Aren’t Happy Unless They Complain. How to Cope with an Older Adult’s Negativity
Some Seniors Are Prone to Chronic Complaining: If an aging loved one has always been abrasive, complaining may be the only way they know...
Some Seniors Are Prone to Chronic Complaining: If an aging loved one has always been abrasive, complaining may be the only way they know...
Whether it stems from a subconscious need to ignore the fact that a parent is declining, or they want to pretend that caring for...
The plain truth is that assuming the responsibility of caring for another person dramatically alters one’s life. This change can happen abruptly or it...
Every so often, someone will admit that they secretly wish the person they’re caring for would pass away. Often, this person is sick, suffering,...
Years ago I saw a van whose driver was letting teenagers off in front of the local high school, where I was doing the...
Geriatric care management is a rapidly growing field in the elder care industry. As most caregivers know, researching and coordinating all the care options...
Dear Carol: Six months ago, our lives changed when my husband, age 58, was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease. He has good doctors who...
Decades ago, it was fairly common to have grandparents living with family and it often worked well. It did for my family. My parents...
Update: Some current thinking is that the emotion behind this sad lament is more about finding a level of emotional comfort than thinking back...
Most of us have seen evidence of people being harder on those they love than they are on strangers or even people they don’t...