Relationships

How Do I Get Dad Out of His Cluttered, Unsafe Home?

People want to stay in their own homes. You hear it and read about it all the time. And there’s some merit...

When it comes to caring for the elderly, hygiene issues are surprisingly common. Determining why their bathing habits have changed is the...

Deciding whether to tell someone who is cognitively impaired that their spouse has died is a serious and often recurring struggle. Dementia...

If you are like most family caregivers, you probably made a promise to your parent(s) years ago that you would never place...

“We don’t want strangers taking care of Mom!” “We promised Dad he would never have to go to a nursing home!” “If...

Becoming a family caregiver is often something that either happens very suddenly or slowly sneaks up on a person. When a loved...

“She took my sweater!” Victoria says. “I saw her. She stole it! That woman took the sweater my mother made for me!”...

As a columnist for a newspaper on the plains, I often have readers write me that they are begging their parents to...

Years ago, a journalist (we’ll call her Nancy) requested an interview with me to discuss common caregiving issues for an article she...

Dear Carol: Since my mother’s doctor is retiring, she’s going to try someone recommended by a friend. The challenge is not just changing...