Sandwich generation

Reducing Loneliness: How to Help Older Adults During the Holidays

While aging can bring wisdom and experience, there are inevitable losses that even the healthiest seniors face. Loved ones and friends fall...

There’s a great deal of anger in the world of family caregiving over siblings who don’t help care for their aging parents....

“My mom is 81 and lives alone in her condo,” Judy Hanson writes. “Her arthritis is painful, but she gets around with...

Dear Carol: I’m married with teenage kids and work full-time. Until recently, I’ve felt I could also support my 83-year-old mom’s care,...

Caregiving. What does it mean to you? While often rewarding and frequently exhausting, it’s one of many life events that can only...

Family caregivers often find that their social circles shrink over time. Casual friends are typically the first to drift away because a...

Dear Carol: I’m the designated family caregiver for my relatively healthy but aging parents. My siblings live at a distance and do...

Each of us is unique, with our own talents and flaws. Often, our so-called faults are merely ways in which we differ...

There’s no getting around it: being a family caregiver is bound to impact how you think and who you are as a...

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to caregiving. Every family caregiver must be free to make choices that work best for their unique...