“Conversation is a meeting of minds with different memories and habits. When minds meet, they don’t just exchange facts: they transform them, reshape them, draw different implications from them, engage …
Helping Seniors With Common Bathroom Issues
Serving as a caregiver to an elderly loved one can often mean taking on tasks that may make you somewhat uncomfortable — including helping your loved one with “bathroom issues.” …
When a Grandchild Becomes a Caregiver
When you think of unpaid or informal family caregivers, the first image that pops to mind may be an adult man or woman in their 50s or 60s taking care …
Helping a Senior Loved One Manage Coronavirus Anxiety and Stress
Stress, fear, and anxiety are common challenges for seniors — and many older adults are finding these difficult emotions even more challenging, given the current spread of the coronavirus COVID-19. …
How to Help a Senior Clean and Organize Their Refrigerator and Pantry
Eating well is a crucial part of living a happy, healthy, and full life, for people of all ages. Yet for seniors, cooking and eating can pose serious challenges — …
Should Your Elderly Parents Move In?
Should you invite your senior parents to move in with you? Would your elderly loved one benefit from living in your home — or would they be better off aging …
Why Your Senior Loved One May Be Reluctant to Accept Help
Caring for a senior family member can be difficult — particularly when your elderly loved one doesn’t want assistance or refuses to accept help. Resistance to care is a common …
Getting Organized: What Paperwork and Documents Should a Senior Have on Hand?
Helping a senior loved one get their most important documents and paperwork organized is a crucial way to make things easier in the future — and it’s a helpful step …
Setting Healthy Boundaries as a Family Caregiver
When you’re driving down the road, street signs and road markers can help you know if you’re on the right track, while creating boundaries that allow traffic to move efficiently …
Coronavirus Outbreak: How to Help Your Senior Neighbors
In uncertain times, it falls to all of us to serve as caregivers — for our family, for ourselves, and for our communities. As the novel coronavirus outbreak continues to …