How to Ask Family for Help With Caregiving Costs
Is it possible to ask loved ones to share caregiving costs without being critical? Here’s how to get yours to say “yes” when everyone’s household budget weighs in the balance.
Having the Tough Conversation About Home Care With an Aging Parent
Getting an aging parent to accept home care is never easy, even when it's desperately needed. Here’s how to tactfully address the issue.
Role Confusion – Understanding Your Role as a Caregiver
Finding ways to better understand and accept your new role as a caregiver will make the entire process go more smoothly. Here are some tips.
5 Steps You Can Take to Ease a Senior Parent into Accepting Home Care
Is your parent hesitant to accept help? If so, here are five ways to ease your senior loved one into accepting some professional home care.
7 Ways To Have a Fun Visit with Your Elderly Relative
It can be intimidating to think of a visit with an elderly loved one stretching out with “nothing to talk about”, so here are 7 ways to make it enjoyable.
Family Caregivers – How to Work with Professional Home Care
If you're a family caregiver, here are some ways you can work with professional caregivers so that your loved one's needs are always being met.
4 Tips to Improve Communication with an Elderly Loved One
As they age, communication can become increasingly difficult for elderly loved ones. Here are four tips that can help you overcome that obstacle.
What Your Informal Caregiver Would Love for You to Know
Although serving as an informal caregiver is highly rewarding, it can also be physically, mentally, and emotionally demanding. If you’re an independent senior who relies upon an informal caregiver, these are some things that they might want you to know.
The Positive Impact of Social Media on Seniors
Social media has become a powerful tool for meeting new people around-the-world, or staying in touch with friends and family members. Many Americans aged 65-and-over are homebound due to a chronic illness, disability or other reasons that makes it harder for them to interact with others. If you’re serving as a caregiver for a homebound [...]
Coping When a Loved One Has Hearing Loss
According to the National Institutes of Health, roughly 25% of all Americans aged 65 to 74 suffer from some form of hearing loss. For those 75-and-over, the rate is one out of two. If you’re currently caring for an aging in place elderly loved one with a hearing impairment, keeping the lines of communication open [...]