Minding Our Elders

Minding Our Elders Blog

When the family member we are trying to care for is critical, impossible to please or emotionally abusive, long-standing family dynamics are...

Many people are celebrating Christmas Day, today, December 25th. Caregivers might find the word celebrating a little over the top but try...

The decisions caregivers of older loved ones must make during the Christmas holidays are fraught with opportunities to make mistakes in judgment....

I’m swamped with daily life let alone carrying out holiday traditions. My dad is in memory care…

Unfair as it may seem, even in families with many adult children, one sibling usually becomes the primary caregiver for their aging...

Conventional wisdom says that we all want to stay in our own homes for as long as we can. That is likely...

People stare. Most are not unkind; they are just curious. But when someone “different” from the norm becomes part of their environment,...

You took your mom to the doctor, and she’s upset with you because the appointment took too long. You helped Dad with...

When store employees wish us Merry Christmas we smile back and return the greeting. When acquaintances wave and shout Happy Holidays across...

Dear Carol: I take care of my 93-year-old mother in my home. Mom’s been physically frail for years, yet until recently, she’s...