Minding Our Elders

Minding Our Elders Blog

A recent question brought back memories from my early days of caregiving. The member wrote, “My 81-year-old father still thinks he can...

Note: This is an older article so the types of anesthesia have (in some cases) changed. That said, it’s clear that undergoing...

Watching out for elders has always come naturally for me. I grew up close to my grandparents, and during my teenage years,...

Get used to it – the guilt, I mean. The incessant phone call thing was just one of the many games I...

Dear Carol: I feel like I’m failing everyone because I can’t do everything well. I work full-time, and my kids are in...

For many families, spring or early summer is a time to shake off the winter blues, deep clean their homes and focus...

Note: I was interviewed by A Place for Mom about caregiving books, so I chose just some of my favorites (can’t name...

Hiring in-home care for my elderly neighbor, Joe was quite an ordeal. The company we chose and their professional caregivers were great,...

There’s a great deal of anger in the world of family caregiving over siblings who don’t help care for their aging parents....

The responsibility of providing care for an aging or ill loved one is a monumental challenge in its own right. But when...