A New Approach to Caregiving for Dementia Family Members
The prevalence of dementia is undisputed—5.6 million alone in the U.S.—and those numbers are about to swell. The oldest of…
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Who Will Care For My Special Needs Adult Child?
Most of us think about taking care of our aging parents or spouse when they're older, and not our kids.…
A New Kind of Intergenerational Living
Five years ago, Estelle Winicki, then 70, was living in Boulder, Colorado. “I wasn't sure what I was going to…
Four Ways to Lessen Loneliness and Isolation in Older Adults
In 2018, there were two front-page articles in major newspapers about loneliness and social isolation in older adults. “Loneliness kills,"…
Identifying and Combating Elderspeak
When my daughter pointed out that I had just spoken to my 91-year-old mother, a former college professor, like a…
Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities: A Creative Housing Option
When Ron Bruno was a social worker at a nursing home, he met scores of residents who had lived independently…
Six Strategies When Caring for In-Laws
Even when it’s rewarding, taking care of parents can be challenging. When caring for in-laws, it can be even trickier. …
Caring for Multiple People at a Time
For more than a decade, I was a long-distance caregiver to my mother and mother-in-law. In my mother’s column: two…
Aging Alone: Who Will Take Care of Me?
Denise Brown is a healthy 53-year-old who also happens to be the founder of the website caregiver.com. Divorced and without…
Oh, Brother! When Siblings Are Caregivers
Picture this: My mother is in rehab in Connecticut. She is recovering from two surgeries for blood clots followed by…