Self-care

Recognizing Potential Caregiver Burnout and What to Do About It

Caregiver burnout isn’t something that happens all at once. We all have good days and bad days, which is normal. Eventually, though,...

For many families, spring is a time to shake off the winter blues, deep clean their homes and focus on getting organized....

Each of our aging parents is unique. Some people age so well that they need little help until they are well into...

Long-term marriages generally evolve into a support system so efficient that even adult children hardly notice changes in their parents. If Dad’s...

At some point during your caregiving journey, you may find yourself in a rut. The awareness may come with a birthday, a...

Back when you were in high school, you likely found that bringing your new love home to meet your parents was a...

Dear Carol: My husband and I used to go all out with a fresh tree, lots of decorations, and big family gatherings....

If one can believe the old Westerns, frontier women were the ultimate multi-taskers. They could rock a cradle with their foot to...

Hiring in-home care for my elderly neighbor, Joe, was quite an ordeal. The company we chose and their professional caregivers were great,...

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