Facing the Facts: How to Handle Parents Who Are Aging
For most of us, our parents are just there — seemingly invincible as we grow up. Once we leave home, we’re on a mission to...
Minding Our Elders Blog
Is Your Aging Parent on Too Many Meds?
By the time Janet Johnson’s father reached his mid-80s, he was on so many medications their names are now impossible to recall. There were pills...
Dealing With Embarrassment When Your Loved One Has Dementia
Dear Candid Caregiver (Carol): My dad enjoys going to the park and watching kids play. Since I try hard to give him the best life...
12 Tips to Help Spousal Caregivers Through Hard Times
WHILE FAMILY MEMBERS providing care for loved ones share many issues, there’s a different emotional dynamic for spousal caregivers than for adult children caring for...
‘Kick-Ass Kinda Girl:’ Caregiving During Middle Age Inspired Author to Help Caregivers in Need
When people think about caregiving spouses, they often think of older adults. We only have to look at a young mother diagnosed with multiple sclerosis...
How Much Should You Push to Get an Older Adult to Eat?
Dear Carol: My mom’s got dementia and has stomach-related issues, but even so, she needs to eat. I make her three nourishing meals a...
The Spectrum of Alzheimer’s: An Interview With Gayatri Devi, M.D.
One neurologist shares her thoughts on the individuality of people living with Alzheimer’s For years, the push to do something about Alzheimer’s disease focused...
Caregiving Can Take a Toll on Your Marriage
Dear Candid Caregiver (Carol): My husband and I have been married 25 years and have raised two children. Just as we were thinking that...
10 Things People With Dementia Wish Their Caregivers Knew
People living with dementia are the only ones who really understand what it’s like to live with their form of the disease, whether it’s...
8 Summer Excursions for Elders and Their Caregivers
Summer is on the way! This is a time when it’s generally easier for elders to be out and about than when snow and ice...
