Minding Our Elders

Minding Our Elders Blog

Dear Carol: I grew up being close to my grandparents, but Grandma has passed, and Grandpa is in memory care. Grandma held...

Have you thought about what you’d want your obituary to say about you? I hadn’t until I was recently asked to write...

As parents age and need more assistance, most adult children do what they can to help. For many, the first step is...

Most of us have seen evidence of people being harder on those they love than they are on strangers, or even people...

Each of our aging parents is unique. Some people age so well that they need little help until they are well into...

Guilt is one emotion that every family caregiver will experience at some point during their journey. When you take on responsibility for...

Family and household composition have changed a great deal over recent decades. Many of these young caregivers have lived with or been...

Dear Carol: I need tips on how to calm my husband who has been diagnosed with both Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia. In...

The impact of aging frequently makes the news. Sadly, the coverage is consistently negative, and all facets of this topic are portrayed as...

A frequent problem expressed among family caregivers is that their aging loved ones aren’t honest with their doctors. At home, they may...