Minding Our Elders

Minding Our Elders Blog

Caring for a vulnerable elder can be rewarding as well as frustrating. It can increase our self-esteem to know that we are...

Life isn’t easy for most people, and it’s not perfect for anybody. Sometimes, as we trudge through the days providing help for...

Many of us feel honored to provide care for our aging parents or ill spouses, but this honor can also present serious...

Please join us for an inspiring event with five of our authors currently living with dementia who will share their stories, allowing...

Over the course of 15 years, five of my elderly loved ones lived, for various spans of time, in a nearby nursing...

Watching a loved one move through the stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) can be one of life’s toughest and most heart-breaking challenges....

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

Often long-term caregivers wonder if their lives will ever return to normal. The short answer is no; at least for most of...

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

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