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The Best Ways to Support a Caregiving Spouse

When people get married, they quickly learn that they’ve made a commitment to more than one person. Essentially, you marry your spouse’s...

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How Caregiving Can Change Your Personality

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

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Compassionate Dementia Care Means Avoiding Harsh, Literal Truth

Dear Carol: I understand that people with dementia who tell outrageous stories aren’t really lying. It’s got to be horrible to feel...

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Convincing Older Adults There’s Something to Smile About

Despite increasing awareness of and sensitivity to ageism in our society, age-related stereotypes about stubborn, grumpy seniors persist. Chronic health conditions, changes...

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Caregiving Should to Be a Team Effort, Though Often It isn’t

You’ve probably heard the old saying, “there’s no I in team,” meaning that every member on a successful team puts selfishness aside...

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How Do We Plan When Elder Care Needs Can Change in an Instant?

During the years I cared for multiple elders, I grew to dread the ringing of the telephone. It seemed most calls meant...

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Adult Incontinence Rash Happens: How to Prevent It and/or Treat It

Human skin is not meant to withstand close contact with urine-saturated briefs for extended periods of time. When bowel incontinence is also...

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Barry J. Jacobs, PsyD, Advises Caregiver Whose Family Won’t Help

Dear Carol: I’m the youngest daughter from a large family that’s scattered across the country. Living in our parents’ community makes me...

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Does It Make Sense to Quit Your Job To Care for Your Elderly Parent?

As parents age and need more assistance, most adult children do what they can to help. For many, the first step is...

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Coping With the Guilt after Placing Your Parent in a Care Facility

Guilt is one emotion that every family caregiver will experience at some point during their journey. When you take on responsibility for...

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The Best Ways to Support a Caregiving Spouse

How Caregiving Can Change Your Personality

Compassionate Dementia Care Means Avoiding Harsh, Literal Truth

Convincing Older Adults There’s Something to Smile About

Caregiving Should to Be a Team Effort, Though Often It isn’t

How Do We Plan When Elder Care Needs Can Change in an Instant?

Adult Incontinence Rash Happens: How to Prevent It and/or Treat It

Barry J. Jacobs, PsyD, Advises Caregiver Whose Family Won’t Help

Does It Make Sense to Quit Your Job To Care for Your Elderly Parent?

Coping With the Guilt after Placing Your Parent in a Care Facility

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