Often, a parent needing more assistance as they age is a gradual change. It might start with picking up groceries for your mom on your way home from work or taking your....
Caregiver & Family Resources, Healthy Aging
3 Ways to Help an Aging Parent Live Their Best Life in Old Age
Be happy and healthy at an old age - that’s the goal. But, when a health crisis risks this, it’s not abnormal for an adult child to come running to the rescue - or so....
5 Common Challenges You Should Be Prepared for When Holding a Family Meeting
Chances are that if you’re reading this article, you’ve experienced some sort of conflict with your siblings in the past, and you’re looking to avoid it in the future....
No matter your age, it’s not easy asking for help with things you were once capable of handling and managing yourself. If you’ve ever broken a bone, or spent time in the....
Assisted Living Resources, About Highgate Senior Living, Caregiver & Family Resources
Life After Caregiving: When a Parent Moves to Assisted Living
It’s hard to imagine what life will be like as a family caregiver as care needs of an aging parent increase. Careers, relationships, spiritual and physical needs take a....
5 Tips for Setting Realistic Boundaries and Expectations as a Family Caregiver
Do you keep agreeing to take on caregiving tasks that you really don’t want to do? Do you tolerate rude comments from your brother about caregiving decisions because....
Taking on the responsibility of caring for an aging parent or spouse might not seem, initially, like a life-altering change. At first, it might just be picking up....
Ambiguous loss is the feeling you get when someone is there physically, but not there emotionally or psychologically at the same time. If you’re a caregiver experiencing....
Assisted Living Resources, Caregiver & Family Resources
Caregiving at Home for an Aging Parent
If you’re a family caregiver, it won’t come as a surprise to you that caring for an aging loved one at home is usually more than you expected. The recently released AARP....

