Minding Our Elders

Minding Our Elders Blog

While the average person is unlikely to do high jumps or run marathons, even daily life can wear out our joints. Over...

Living with a chronic illness, such as cancer, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes or an immune disorder, can be...

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

Dear Carol: I’m a new reader, so while you’ve probably answered this before, maybe you’d still help me out. My mom is...

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

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

Being a family caregiver doesn’t always stop at caring for our own aging parents. Our significant other’s mom and dad often look...

There are many options for the care of our aging parents, but most of them are costly. There was a stretch of...

One sign of the aging brain is repeating things more often, especially stories and questions. There are reasons for this that are...

It’s difficult to pinpoint how many aging parents live with their adult children, but there is certainly a lot more interest in...