When caring for an aging parent, your siblings can be a source of support — and a source of stress.
Slideshow: A Step-by-Step Guide to Having a Successful Family Meeting
Discussions around aging and long-term care can be emotional. When you add childhood roles and rivalries, resistant parents, disagreements over practical issues, and the....
Caring for an aging loved one is a group effort — or at least it should be.
Assisted Living Resources, Caregiver & Family Resources
3 Reasons to Stop Feeling Guilty About Your Parents Moving to Assisted Living
A common question older adults ask is, “Why would I move out of my house?” They equate living in their home with freedom, independence, and happiness because that is how....
Caregiver & Family Resources, Memory Loss Resources
3 Ways Loneliness Might Increase Risk of Dementia
Loneliness is a growing epidemic. Approximately 42.6 million adults over age 45 in the United States are estimated to be suffering from chronic loneliness, according to ....
How to Manage Long-Distance Caregiver Guilt
If you live an hour or more away from a person who needs care, you are a long-distance caregiver. Long-distance caregivers often struggle with making sure they....
Slideshow: 7 Common Emotions Caregivers Experience
When you become a family caregiver, there are a lot of emotions that are bound to surface, from fear of all the things that “might” happen while being a caregiver to....
7 Ways to Cope with Caregiver Guilt
You cannot live a completely guilt-free life, so there is no such thing as entirely guilt-free caregiving, either. However, you can keep your feelings of guilt within....
Infographic: Feeling Guilty? You Are Not Alone
Do you ever feel jealous of your friends who are able to go out and do things that you can no longer do because of your caregiving responsibilities? What about anxiety....

