Caregiving
Tips, guidance, and stories from others who understand the world of caregiving, whether for your aging parents, spouse, children with chronic illness, or as your career.
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Caregiving Pain: What’s in a Name?
Having a person with dementia forget your name is among the most painful parts of the illness and caregiving. A veteran caregiver shares stories to help you feel less alone and tips for handling the hurt.
If Your Aging Parent Needs Help but Won’t Accept it: Proceed With Caution
Being the caregiver for an aging parent who doesn’t want help takes a slow, careful approach to get maximum cooperation.
How to Stay Positive While Caregiving
When surrounded by illness and burdened by menial tasks, it can be easy for caregivers to slide into negative thinking. Here are some practical strategies to stay positive.
Your Parent With Dementia Needs Help, but Won't Admit It
Here’s how to maintain their dignity and offer choices.
Is Your Aging Parent on Too Many Meds?
The older people get, the more prescriptions they take to stay healthy. That's not always a good thing. Find out how to keep your loved ones safe.
How to Deal With Resentment of Family Members Who Don't Pitch In
How to breach the delicate issue of when siblings don't pitch in? Here are some practical pointers that help save your health and relationships.
Horses and Writing Kept This Caregiver Afloat
Ann Campanella’s dual struggle with miscarriage and caring for her mother with Alzheimer's led her to write a book and later to become an advocate for authors like her.
Moments of Clarity: How Loved Ones Living With Dementia Can Surprise Us
It’s not unheard of to enjoy a glimpse of your elder as they were before. Carol Bradley Bursack shares how to cherish these thrilling moments of clarity.
Dementia: How to Respond to Impatient People and Maintain Your Loved One's Dignity
Our Caregiving Expert, Carol Bradley Bursack, shares how she responds to insensitive comments toward elders.
Why Language Matters With Dementia
Words like "suffering" and "patient" place dementia in a tragedy narrative and make it difficult for the caregiver to stay positive.
Health News
New Findings on Exercise and Dementia
Results of the Dementia and Physical Activity (DAPA) trial, a randomized, controlled study conducted in the United Kingdom, suggest that moderate- to high-intensity aerobic and strength training doesn’t slow cognitive decline and may worsen symptoms ...
Older Adults With Gout Have Higher Rates of Dementia
Seniors with gout, a painful condition caused by the buildup of uric acid crystals in the joints, have a 17 to 20 percent higher-than-normal risk for dementia, according to a recent study.
Your Stressful Job Raises Your A-fib Risk
A Swedish study reports that job strain is associated with an almost 50 percent increased risk of a-fib.