Minding Our Elders

Minding Our Elders Blog

My nature is generally upbeat. I try to be grateful for my many blessings and not dwell on the negative. However, as...

Dear Carol: Sorry if this is a repeat question, but my parents are in denial about the fact that they’re aging. While they...

Most people have not personally provided care for a loved one and therefore cannot fully understand everything that goes into being a...

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

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

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

Dear Carol: I’m worried about my grandma. She’s a healthy, active 74-year-old who reads, volunteers, and plays Scrabble. Mom says Grandma is the...

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

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