Deciding where and how to spend your later years is one of the most significant choices you’ll make in life. For independent seniors, the question…
Mortgage payments, home modifications, medical expenses, insurance costs, basic living expenses — the financial burden of caring for an aging parent is a large one.…
When an elderly parent starts to need more help at home, it’s common to feel bound by duty to become a family caregiver. After all,…
Deciding on the right care option for a loved one is one of the most personal and important decisions a family can make. If your…
Caregiving can impact every facet of your life and cause enormous stress. You may be your parent’s sole caregiver, helping them with housework, transportation, dressing,…
Caring for an aging parent while holding down a job isn’t just emotionally demanding — it can feel nearly impossible. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, you’re…
As your parents age, they will experience normal age-related changes to their brain. Neurons that die from “old age” aren’t replaced, and messages move between…
Memory care is a special kind of long-term care designed to meet the specific needs of people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia or…
You may have just noticed that your parents don’t seem to talk about their friends much any more, but they—and you—have been losing friends since…
Siblings disagree (shocking surprise, right?). Whether it be a heated argument over the “official” rules when playing Monopoly as kids to which house should host…