Caring For Those in Chronic Pain: How Spouses Cope
Traditional marriage vows generally contain the words “through sickness and in health.” For some couples, chronic sickness in the form of a painful disease...
Relationships
How to Pick a Pet for an Older Adult
Studies show that animals can be wonderful companions for older adults—their presence can calm agitation, alleviate loneliness and even lower blood pressure. A family...
The Importance of Grandparents
The importance of grandparents in the lives of children cannot be denied. Before our society became so mobile, it was common for children to...
Do Robots Have a Place in Elder Care?
Companies are creating robots that can complete household and caregiver tasks, provide comfort in the shape of a cat, as well as call 9-1-1...
How to Be a True Friend to a Family Caregiver
Family caregivers often find that their social circles shrink over time. Casual friends are typically the first to drift away because a caregiver is...
Strategies for Getting (and Staying) Organized While Caregiving
Caring for a vulnerable elder can be rewarding as well as frustrating. It can increase our self-esteem to know that we are helping someone...
Everything You Wanted to Know About Living with Dementia (From Those Who Live with It)
Please join us for an inspiring event with five of our authors currently living with dementia who will share their stories, allowing us to...
How Involved Should Families Be When Elders Live in a Senior Living Facility?
Over the course of 15 years, five of my elderly loved ones lived, for various spans of time, in a nearby nursing home. I...
Caregivers Can Struggle to Keep Other Relationships Healthy
Dear Carol: I’m the designated family caregiver for my relatively healthy but aging parents. My siblings live at a distance and do what they...
The Aftermath of Long-Term Caregiving: Is Stress the New Normal?
Often long-term caregivers wonder if their lives will ever return to normal. The short answer is no; at least for most of us. There...
