Self-care

Balancing Elder Care With Other Relationships

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

Watching out for elders has always come naturally for me. I grew up close to my grandparents, and during my teenage years,...

Long-term caregiving can be isolating and lonely, which is why peer support is so vital to a caregiver’s mental, emotional, and physical...

Bladder cancer isn’t a common condition, but the American Cancer Society estimates that there will be 83,730 new cases of bladder cancer...

Caring for a vulnerable person is daunting. We have to make decisions for them that are often a matter of quality of...

Jen has been caring for her parents for almost two years, and she is quickly approaching caregiver burnout. A close friend booked...

Many of us cope with the stress of caring for someone who has dementia. We agonize over the increasing losses that our...

Even when family caregivers have access to help, many still come up with excuses to turn down assistance. Learning to accept support...

Jen has been caring for her parents for almost two years and she is quickly approaching caregiver burnout. A close friend booked...

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...