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FAMILY CAREGIVING ADVICE COLUMN

Written by Mary Haynor, President & CEO

Family Caregiving Advice betters the lives of family caregivers. More than twenty-five years of caring for patients has taught us a great deal about patients' families. We understand that caregivers are under a lot of pressure and stress; therefore, we want to make sure they are taken care of, too! 

Will Physical Therapy Help My Mom?

QUESTION: "My 95-year-old mother lives in an independent living apartment in a complex for the elderly. Lately, I’ve noticed that she moves slower than she used to. There hasn’t been a dramatic difference, she just gets up slower and walks slower than in the past. What I’m wondering is when one should ask for a little therapy?" - READER

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Nov 26, 2022

Will Physical Therapy Help My Mom?

Nov 19, 2022

Mom Can't Handle Hosting Thanksgiving Anymore

Mom Can't Handle Hosting Thanksgiving Anymore

QUESTION: "My mother has hosted Thanksgiving forever. We all descend on her large home for the weekend. She bakes pies, a huge turkey, and numerous other favorites. She’s approaching her mid-80s now and I wonder if this is just too much for her. I believe she’s afraid to tell us that it’s exhausting her..." - READER

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Do I Have to Give Up My House?

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11-12-22
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How Do I Address Mom's Incontinence?

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11-05-22
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Is Mom Ready for Hospice?

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10-29-22
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Mom's Leaf Removal Is Too Much for Me

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10-22-22
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How Can We Come Together to Take Care of Dad?

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10-15-22
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How Do I Keep Mom Moving In the Winter?

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10-08-22
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Dad Is Caring for Mom, But Not Himself

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10-01-22
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Dad Always Hates Our Gifts

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09-24-22
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Mom Has Lost So Much Weight

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09-17-22
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Why Won't Mom Change Her Clothes?

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09-10-22
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Mom Ignores Her Bills

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09-03-22
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Why Is Dad Grumpy In Retirement?

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08-27-22
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How Do We Have Fun With Mom When It's Colder?

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08-20-22
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Should Dad Be Voting Anymore?

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08-13-22
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Dad Won't Give Us Any of His Money

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08-06-22
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Dad's Property Is a Mess

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07-30-22
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How Do I Keep Mom Safe from Harm?

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07-23-22
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Who Takes Over the Caregiving When I'm Sick?

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07-16-22
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Inflation Is Hurting Mom's Fixed Income

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07-09-22
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How Do I Convince Dad He Needs More Help?

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07-02-22
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Can Dad Handle Caring for Another Dog?

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06-25-22
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Dad Is Not Careful With the Heat

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06-18-22
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I Want My Caregivers In My Will

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06-11-22
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I Can't Help Mom Like I Did Before

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06-04-22
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Checking In With the Pandemic

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05-30-22
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When Do I Hand Over My Bank Info?

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05-21-22
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Should Mom Move In With Me?

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05-14-22
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Should Dad Work After Retirement?

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05-07-22
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Mom Won't Travel With Me Anymore

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04-30-22
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Mom's Personality Has Totally Changed

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04-23-22
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My Parents Are NOT Ready to Retire

Finances

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04-16-22
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How to Clean Out Mom's House When She's Gone

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04-09-22
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When Snowbirds Should No Longer Fly

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04-02-22
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I Want Mom to Be More Social In Assisted Living

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03-26-22
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When I Retire, Will Society Still Care About Me?

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03-19-22
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How to Ask Your Parents About Their Funerals

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03-12-22
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My Mom Is a Scammer's Dream

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03-05-22
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My Adult Children Never Listen to Me

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02-26-22
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Dad Spends So Much Time Sleeping

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02-19-22
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My Daughter Feels Trapped, Living With Grandma

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02-12-22
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Valentine's Day Is Going to Make Dad Sad

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02-05-22
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Dad Gets Too Worked Up Over the Packers

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01-29-22
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Dad Is Starting to Decline

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01-22-22
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Dad Repeats His Stories Incessantly

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01-15-22
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My Aunt Says She Is Ready to Go

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01-08-22
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Dad's Letting Everything Fall to the Wayside

Caregiving - Planning

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01-01-22
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Mom Drinks Too Much at Holiday Parties

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12-27-21
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What If This Is Dad's Last Christmas?

Family Caregiving

12-18-21
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Is Mom Too Old to Be Hosting for the Holidays?

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12-11-21
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Dad Won't Decorate for the Holidays

Family Caregiving

12-04-21
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Former patient at Lawlis Hospice featured in Grafton Record

Health

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12-02-21
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What Should I Get Mom for the Holidays?

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11-27-21
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Mom Is Incontinent

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11-20-21
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Dad Won't Stop Talking Politics

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11-13-21
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Can Dad Still Babysit My Kids?

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11-06-21
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Is the Booster Shot Necessary?

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10-30-21
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I Don't Want to Burden My Kids

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10-23-21
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Dad Becomes Inactive In the Winter

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10-16-21
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Mom Is Depressed About Her Looks

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10-09-21
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Do I Deserve Time Off from Caring for My Mom?

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10-02-21
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Mom Fires All Her Caregivers

Caregiving - Planning

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09-25-21
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Dad Doesn't Want to Take COVID Precautions for a Family Wedding

Health

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09-18-21
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Mom's Unvaccinated; What About Delta?

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09-11-21
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My Parents Need Help, But What About My Job?

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09-04-21
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Dad Takes Too Many Risks

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08-28-21
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When to Discuss Power of Attorney

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08-21-21
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Am I Helping My Parents Enough?

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08-14-21
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When Is It Time for Dad to Stop Cooking?

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08-07-21
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Dad Takes Too Many Supplements

Medication

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07-31-21
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Mom Wants to Remodel

Caregiving - Planning

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07-24-21
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Mom Is Offended By Senior Discounts

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07-17-21
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Mom Hates My Suggestion to Move

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07-10-21
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Bathing Dad Is Awkward

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07-03-21
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Mom Lies to Her Doctor

Health

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06-26-21
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Mom Is Hooked On Hand Sanitizer

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06-19-21
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Mom Gives Unwanted Advice

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06-12-21
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Dad Spoils My Teenaged Son

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06-05-21
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Mom Refuses to Use a Motorized Cart

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05-29-21
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Dad Has Different Ideas for His Burial

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05-22-21
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Where Should Mom's Estate Go?

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05-15-21
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Dad Answers the Door for Anyone

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05-08-21
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How to Find the Right Caregiver

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05-01-21
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Dad Needs to Downsize

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04-24-21
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Dad Worries, So Should I Lie to Him?

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04-17-21
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Mom Is Being Picky About the Vaccine

Health

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04-10-21
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Dad Doesn't Connect With Friends Anymore

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04-03-21
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Vaccine Second Thoughts - Side Effects

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03-27-21
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Is It Too Soon for a Family Reunion?

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03-20-21
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End-of-Life Discussions Are Awkward

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03-13-21
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Scammers Are Targeting My Dad

Finances

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03-06-21
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Can Mom Jump Back Into Travel?

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02-27-21
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Mom Wants to Skip the Second Dose

Health

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02-20-21
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Dad Says NO to the Vaccine

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02-13-21
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Dad Just Sits In the Dark

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02-06-21
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Adjusting to Parent/Child Role Reversal

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01-30-21
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Mom's House Is Sweltering

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01-23-21
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How Long Will Dad's Money Last?

Caregiving - Planning

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01-16-21
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I Can't Keep Helping My Elderly Neighbor Like This

Caregiving - Planning

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01-09-21
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Cold, Flu or COVID?

Health

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12-31-20
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Dealing with the Winter Doldrums

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12-26-20
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Will the Vaccine Set Grandpa Free?

Family Caregiving

12-19-20
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What Do the Elderly Want from Santa?

Family Caregiving

12-12-20
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How Safe Is Church In a Pandemic?

Family Caregiving

12-05-20
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Can Mom Safely Receive Packages?

Family Caregiving

11-28-20
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Can Mom Be First In Line for the Vaccine?

Health

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11-21-20
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Is Thanksgiving Too Dangerous for Dad?

Siblings

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11-14-20
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Dad Is Being Held Captive

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11-07-20
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Should Mom Have Over a Repairman During COVID?

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10-31-20
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Protecting a Traveling Father

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10-24-20
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Dad Will Not Wear a Mask

Health

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10-17-20
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Dad Refuses to Answer His Phone

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10-10-20
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Mom Wants to Hoard for the Second Wave

Caregiving - Planning

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10-03-20
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Does Dad Need a Credit Card?

Finances

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09-26-20
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Can Mom Safely Celebrate Halloween?

Family Caregiving

09-19-20
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Should Dad Get This Year's Flu Vaccine?

Health

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09-12-20
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COVID, School and the Elderly

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09-05-20
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Mom Is Eager for the COVID Vaccine

Medication

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08-29-20
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Dad Insists On Voting In Person

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08-22-20
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Attending Funerals During a Pandemic

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08-15-20
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How Can Grandma Still Be Part of a Wedding?

Family Caregiving

08-08-20
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I Don't Want to Give COVID-19 to My Parents

Family Caregiving

08-01-20
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Dad Can't Read Lips During This Age of Mask-Wearing

Family Caregiving

07-25-20
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Can Dad Wear a Mask If He Has Trouble Breathing?

Health

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07-18-20
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Is It Safe to Take Mom to the Doctor?

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07-11-20
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How Do I Protect Mom In a Second Wave?

Health

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07-04-20
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Dad Is Giving Money Away

Finances

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06-27-20
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Dad Ignores His Future

Caregiving - Planning

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06-20-20
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How Race Affects Hospice Decisions

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06-13-20
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Is Takeout Food Safe for My Father?

Family Caregiving

06-06-20
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Can Dad Safely Get a Haircut?

Family Caregiving

05-30-20
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How Do You Celebrate In a Pandemic?

Family Caregiving

05-23-20
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Mom Insists On Being Tested

Family Caregiving

05-16-20
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Mom Refuses to Be Safe

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05-09-20
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I'm Going Back to Work--What About Mom?

Family Caregiving

05-02-20
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Protecting Dad In the Community During a Pandemic

Family Caregiving

04-25-20
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Fighting Boredom During This Pandemic

Family Caregiving

04-18-20
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Dad Wants Out - Literally

Family Caregiving

04-11-20
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My Father Is at Very High Risk of Dying from This Virus

Health

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04-04-20
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Best Practices During COVID-19

Caregiving - Planning

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03-28-20
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Caring for Healthcare Workers

Family Caregiving

03-21-20
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Who Takes Care of Dad When I'm Sick?

Caregiving - Planning

Health

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03-14-20
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Mom Is a Scary Driver

Family Caregiving

03-07-20
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I'm Worried About the Coronavirus

Health

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02-29-20
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Dad Never Exercises

Family Caregiving

02-22-20
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Why Does My Brother Have All the Influence?

Siblings

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02-15-20
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I Can't Stand Complaining

Family Caregiving

02-08-20
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I Hate Visiting Hospitals

Family Caregiving

02-01-20
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Do I Remind Dad of His Deceased Wife's Birthday?

Family Caregiving

01-22-20
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Mom Eats Only Junk Food

Health

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01-16-20
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When Do You Write a Eulogy?

Caregiving - Planning

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01-11-20
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Mom Is a Furniture Walker

Family Caregiving

01-04-20
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Mom Has a Lot of Stuff

Caregiving - Planning

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12-27-19
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Chasing the Post-Holiday Blues

Family Caregiving

12-20-19
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Is There a Solution to a Demanding Patient?

Family Caregiving

12-14-19
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I Lost a Parent, NOT You

Family Caregiving

12-07-19
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What If Caregiving Just Isn't for Me?

Caregiving - Planning

Siblings

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11-30-19
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Should Dad Be Traveling at His Age?

Family Caregiving

11-23-19
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When Caregiving Ends

Caregiving - Planning

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11-16-19
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I Want to Move in With Mom as Her Caregiver

Family Caregiving

11-09-19
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When You Feel Guilty as a Caregiver

Caregiving - Planning

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11-02-19
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When Mom and Dad Cannot Host Holiday Dinners Anymore

Caregiving - Planning

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10-26-19
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Spending All Your Retirement Savings on Health Care?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Medication

Family Caregiving

10-19-19
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Mom Worries Too Much

Caregiving - Planning

Health

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10-12-19
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Mom Keeps Swearing

Caregiving - Planning

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10-05-19
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Saving for Retirement While Caring for Mom?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Medication

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09-27-19
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I Am Not Happy with the Care My Mother Is Receiving

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Medication

Family Caregiving

09-21-19
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Mom Never Stops Talking

Caregiving - Planning

Health

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09-14-19
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How to Talk With Your Siblings About Caregiving for Your Parents

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

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09-07-19
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Managing Two Homes as a Caregiver

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

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08-31-19
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Feeling Judged As A Caregiver

Caregiving - Planning

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08-24-19
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Traveling and Caregiving in Retirement

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

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08-17-19
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Can Shopping With Mom or Dad Go Faster?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

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08-09-19
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Sister Pretends to Care for Mom

Caregiving - Planning

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08-02-19
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Caregiving From a Distance: When to Step In

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

07-26-19
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Dad Is Dating Again

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

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07-20-19
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How to Choose the Right Home Care Provider

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

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07-12-19
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Mom Hardly Eats. How Can I Help?

Health

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07-05-19
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Dad Is Taking Medications Off-Schedule to Save Money

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Medication

Family Caregiving

06-28-19
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Dad Cannot Care for Mom Anymore

Finances

Health

Medication

Siblings

Family Caregiving

06-21-19
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Mom Treats Her Children Differently

Siblings

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06-14-19
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Debunking A Common Hospice Myth

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Family Caregiving

06-07-19
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How Can I Make My Father's Parkinson's Easier on Him When We Are Dining Out?

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

05-31-19
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The Rewards of Caregiving and Why It's Important

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Medication

Siblings

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05-24-19
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Do You Need Hospice in Your Final Days?

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Siblings

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05-17-19
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My Nurse-Sister Is Meddling with Mom's Care and Bossing Around Her Health Care Team

Health

Siblings

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05-10-19
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I Want to Be a Caregiver

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

05-03-19
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The Best Way to Help Mom with Her Finances

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

04-26-19
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Dad Smells Bad

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

04-19-19
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Mom Is Grinding Her Teeth After Her Stroke

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

04-12-19
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Mom Is Grinding Her Teeth After Her Stroke

Health

Siblings

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04-12-19
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Dad Spends All His Time by Mom's Grave

Family Caregiving

04-05-19
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Is Mom's Purse Putting Her in Danger on Walks to the Park?

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

03-29-19
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Dad Drinks Heavily Since Mom Died

Health

Medication

Siblings

Family Caregiving

03-22-19
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How Can I Convince My Father to Eat Healthier?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

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03-15-19
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I Am Running Out of Steam with Caregiving

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

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03-08-19
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Mom Is Not Active Anymore

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

03-01-19
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Unwanted Caregiving Advice

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Medication

Siblings

Family Caregiving

02-22-19
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Dad Wants to Travel Alone

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Family Caregiving

02-15-19
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A Lonely Valentine's Day for Mom

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

02-08-19
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I Am Lost Without Mom

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

02-02-19
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My Elderly Father Shoveling Snow Scares Me

Health

Family Caregiving

01-25-19
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Alzheimer's and Advance Directives: Figuring out Dad's Wishes

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

01-18-19
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Taking Down Holiday Decorations

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

01-11-19
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9 Things Mom Can Do During the Winter Doldrums

Caregiving - Planning

Siblings

Family Caregiving

01-04-19
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Am I Experiencing Caregiver Burnout?

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

12-28-18
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Caregiver Gifts & Ideas for Dad

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Siblings

Family Caregiving

12-20-18
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How Do I Tell My Father with Dementia We Need to Move Him? | [Video]

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

12-18-18
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Children Not Helping Stepmother with Father's Care

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Family Caregiving

12-13-18
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Should I Be Paid to Care for My Father

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Siblings

Family Caregiving

12-07-18
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Mom's Shopping Addiction Jeopardizes Her Ability to Pay for Health Care

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Siblings

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11-30-18
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Is Dad Overmedicated?

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Medication

Family Caregiving

11-23-18
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Mom Refuses Hearing Aids

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

11-16-18
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Should I Bring Mom on Vacation?

Caregiving - Planning

Siblings

Family Caregiving

11-09-18
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Mother Was Not Told of Her Son's Death While She Was on a Cruise

Family Caregiving

11-02-18
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What to Do When Dad's Caregiver Is Not Meeting His Needs

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Medication

Siblings

Family Caregiving

10-26-18
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How Do I Accept That Mom Is Not Immortal

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

10-19-18
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Motherhood: Adjusting to Life as a Caregiver

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Family Caregiving

10-12-18
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"I Am an Exhausted Caregiver"

Family Caregiving

10-05-18
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"The Joys of Caregiving"

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Medication

Siblings

Family Caregiving

09-28-18
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"Do I Have to Care for Dad?"

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

09-21-18
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"When a Sibling Visits from out of Town and Disrupts Caregiver Plans"

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

09-14-18
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"When a Live-In Caregiver Friend Gets Too Familiar”

Finances

Family Caregiving

09-07-18
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"Get me out of here!" - Wanting to Leave Assisted Living

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

08-31-18
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Why Does Letting Go Feel Okay?

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

08-24-18
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3 Steps to Find Meaningful Work for Dad

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

08-17-18
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Dad Plays with His Medication

Health

Medication

Family Caregiving

08-10-18
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Mom's Caregiver Is Taking Her to a Mystery Appointment with Her Lawyer

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

08-03-18
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When Caregivers Need a Break

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

07-27-18
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How to Get Paid as a Live-In Caregiver

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

07-13-18
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Can I Bring Hope Back to Dad?

Health

Family Caregiving

07-06-18
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Do We Tell Mom?

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

06-29-18
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The Odd Sister Out

Caregiving - Planning

Siblings

Family Caregiving

06-22-18
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Paying for Care

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Family Caregiving

06-15-18
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Caring for Father with Mental Health Issues

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Medication

Family Caregiving

06-08-18
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Mother Needs to Slow Down

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

06-02-18
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Dad Living with Buddies

Finances

Family Caregiving

03-30-18
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What to Do with Mom’s Things

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Siblings

Family Caregiving

03-23-18
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Interesting Funeral and Burial Plans

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

03-16-18
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Mom Thinks She Is A Burden

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

03-10-18
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Yard Work

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Siblings

Family Caregiving

03-02-18
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When Children Are Pushing End-of-Life Planning

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

02-23-18
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When Live-In Facilities Have Lousy Food Options

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

02-16-18
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Sibling Is Stealing from Parent

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

02-09-18
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Is Mom Misplacing Things, Or Is Someone Stealing Them?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Siblings

Family Caregiving

02-03-18
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What Is the Best Way to Complain?

Family Caregiving

01-27-18
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I Do Not Want to Move

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

01-20-18
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How Do I Get Dad to Talk

Caregiving - Planning

Siblings

Family Caregiving

01-13-18
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Asking My Children for Help

Family Caregiving

01-05-18
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Planning for Mom to Move In

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

12-30-17
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Packing with Dad for the Holidays

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Medication

Siblings

Family Caregiving

12-22-17
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Too Tired for the Holidays

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Family Caregiving

12-16-17
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Bringing the Christmas Spirit Back

Health

Family Caregiving

12-08-17
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Motivating Dad

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

12-01-17
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Shopping with Grandma

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

11-24-17
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Should Grandma Choose Surgery?

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

11-17-17
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Job Opportunity

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

11-10-17
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Who Gets Grandma for Christmas

Caregiving - Planning

Siblings

Family Caregiving

11-03-17
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Mom Calls Me Too Often at Work

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

10-27-17
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We Want to Move

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

10-20-17
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Should I Be Worried About the Caregiver

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

10-13-17
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Sandwich Generation Problems

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Family Caregiving

10-06-17
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Delegating Care to Siblings

Caregiving - Planning

Siblings

Family Caregiving

09-29-17
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Cheated Out of Time

Health

Family Caregiving

09-29-17
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How to Protect Parents From Scams

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

09-15-17
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Dad Cannot Hear

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

09-08-17
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Dad's Prostate Cancer Treatment

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

08-31-17
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When School Starts for Caregivers

Family Caregiving

08-25-17
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When Parents Should Stop Driving

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

08-18-17
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Incontinence

Health

Family Caregiving

08-11-17
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Should My Sister Be Paid to Take Care of Dad?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Siblings

Family Caregiving

08-04-17
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Helping From a Distance

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

07-27-17
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How to NOT Grow Grumpy with Age

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

07-21-17
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Dad Is Losing Weight

Health

Family Caregiving

07-14-17
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Family Visits "Wear Me Out"

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

07-07-17
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Funeral Planning

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

06-30-17
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Mom Wants to Work

Finances

Family Caregiving

06-23-17
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Mom Is Grinding Her Teeth

Family Caregiving

06-17-17
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Dad's Pilgrimage South

Finances

Family Caregiving

06-09-17
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Caring for Grandchildren

Family Caregiving

06-03-17
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What Happened to My Sweet Daughter?

Family Caregiving

05-27-17
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Grandparents and Bills

Finances

Family Caregiving

05-18-17
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Mom Wants to Try Online Dating

Family Caregiving

05-13-17
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Why Do I See People Getting Care That I Cannot Afford

Finances

Family Caregiving

05-11-17
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My Son Wants to Sign Onto My Accounts

Finances

Family Caregiving

04-15-17
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Husband Wants Me To Regularly Eat Lunch With Mother-In-Law

Family Caregiving

04-08-17
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Why is it So Taxing Caring for Mom?

Family Caregiving

04-01-17
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Oh No! Mom is Throwing Away Her Planning Papers!

Family Caregiving

03-25-17
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College Money

Family Caregiving

03-18-17
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Heart Failure and Diet

Family Caregiving

03-11-17
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When Should I Move Mom with Alzheimers Into A Facility?

Family Caregiving

03-04-17
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Pressure to Remodel Home

Family Caregiving

02-25-17
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Millenial Concern: Can My Parents Afford to Retire?

Finances

Family Caregiving

02-18-17
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My Children Want Me to Live with Them

Family Caregiving

02-11-17
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Let's Throw A Party!

Family Caregiving

01-28-17
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Frustrated by Health Care Bills

Finances

Family Caregiving

01-21-17
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Mom Has Dementia

Family Caregiving

01-14-17
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Dad Talks About Death

Family Caregiving

01-07-17
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Dad is Giving Away Money

Finances

Family Caregiving

12-31-16
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My Parent's Shoveling Scares Me!

Family Caregiving

12-24-16
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Missing Pain Medication

Medication

Family Caregiving

12-17-16
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Should Dad Keep Coming on Vacations?

Family Caregiving

12-10-16
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Motivating a Disabled Spouse

Family Caregiving

12-03-16
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Dad is Falling

Family Caregiving

11-26-16
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Gift Ideas for Dad

Family Caregiving

11-19-16
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Think Like a Child. Create Your Own Fun.

Family Caregiving

11-11-16
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I Need Work Flexibility

Family Caregiving

11-05-16
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Mom Complains of Health Care Costs

Finances

Family Caregiving

10-22-16
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Dad's Caregiver is Not Doing the Job

Family Caregiving

10-15-16
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The "One-Year" Rule

Family Caregiving

10-08-16
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My Mom Thinks She Can Walk

Family Caregiving

10-01-16
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Dad Lives in a Jungle

Family Caregiving

09-24-16
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Having Fun with Mom Again

Family Caregiving

09-17-16
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What to Do When Mom's Memory Slips

Family Caregiving

09-10-16
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Should I Move In?

Finances

Family Caregiving

09-03-16
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Dad's Not Coming Home From Rehab

Family Caregiving

08-27-16
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Feeling Guilty Traveling Without Parents

Family Caregiving

08-13-16
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How Does Hospice Work?

Family Caregiving

08-08-16
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My Sibling is Draining My Father's Resources

Finances

Family Caregiving

08-05-16
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Mom Wants a Dog

Family Caregiving

07-23-16
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11 Tips to Prevent Elderly Falls

Family Caregiving

07-23-16
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Dad Won't Let Me Set Up His Medication

Medication

Family Caregiving

07-09-16
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Dad Hates His New Home

Family Caregiving

07-02-16
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"Homebound" - what does this mean?

Family Caregiving

06-25-16
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Taxes and Caregiving

Medication

Family Caregiving

06-04-16
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Mom Gives Away the Money That We Give Her

Finances

Family Caregiving

05-21-16
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I Work Multiple Jobs and Mother Needs Care

Family Caregiving

05-14-16
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How Do I Talk with My Parents About Moving?

Family Caregiving

05-07-16
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How Do I Get Mom to Wear a Lifeline Device?

Family Caregiving

04-30-16
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Should I Retire To Care For My Parent?

Finances

Family Caregiving

04-23-16
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Spring Activities for Caregivers

Family Caregiving

04-16-16
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Mom Keeps Firing All Her Caregivers

Family Caregiving

04-09-16
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How to Handle the Stress of Seeing Parent's Health Decline

Family Caregiving

04-02-16
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Should Mom or Dad Move In With Me?

Family Caregiving

03-26-16
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I Am Concerned About The Cost of Care For Mom

Finances

Family Caregiving

03-19-16
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Consider The Conversation Screening & Panel

Family Caregiving

03-16-16
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Time Saving Techniques for Caregivers

Family Caregiving

03-12-16
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Should Mom Make Repairs to Her Home?

Family Caregiving

03-05-16
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Young Adults with Dying Parents

Family Caregiving

02-29-16
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Mom is so Frustrating at Times

Family Caregiving

02-20-16
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Dad Hates His New Home

Family Caregiving

02-13-16
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Should My Parents Spend The Money They Saved on Care?

Finances

Family Caregiving

02-06-16
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Protecting Parent's Resources

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

01-30-16
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I'm Afraid of Losing my Job Because of Caregiving

Family Caregiving

01-23-16
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Can I Take my Parents on a Roadtrip?

Family Caregiving

01-16-16
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Should You Accept Money for the Care You Provide?

Finances

Family Caregiving

01-09-16
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Seniors Targeted by Mobile Providers

Family Caregiving

01-04-16
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I'm Just Plain Tired!

Family Caregiving

01-02-16
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Choosing an Organization That Cares

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

12-26-15
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I Think Dad Needs Care - Where to begin?

Family Caregiving

12-19-15
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Including Children in the Caregiving Process

Family Caregiving

12-12-15
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I'm Uncomfortable When Mom Talks About Dying

Family Caregiving

12-05-15
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Palliative Care vs Hospice Care

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

11-28-15
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My Life is Being Stolen

Family Caregiving

11-21-15
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Dad is Lending Money and Getting Scammed

Finances

Family Caregiving

11-14-15
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Why is Respite Important?

Family Caregiving

11-07-15
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Lending Items to a Parent and Dealing with Siblings Later

Family Caregiving

10-31-15
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How to Work as a Team When Siblings Disagree on Care Decisions

Siblings

Family Caregiving

10-24-15
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Why Would I Sign Mom on to Hospice If She Is So Active?

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

10-17-15
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The First Day Home from Surgery: What Caregivers Need to Know

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

10-10-15
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Distant Siblings Are Telling Me How to Care for Mom, yet I'm the Real Caregiver!

Siblings

Family Caregiving

10-03-15
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Planning Fun With an Elderly Parent

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

09-26-15
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Managing Elders' Medications

Medication

Family Caregiving

09-19-15
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When Should You Talk To Your Parent's Physician?

Caregiving - Planning

Medication

Family Caregiving

09-12-15
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My Parent Does Not Appreciate What I Do as a Caregiver

Family Caregiving

09-05-15
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I'm An Only Child Trying To Take Care Of My Parents

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

08-22-15
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Caregiving Is Too Much For Me

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

08-15-15
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Mom Doesn't Believe I Know What's Best for Her

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

08-08-15
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Emotional & Financial Costs of Caregiving

Family Caregiving

07-31-15
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Should I Ask My Parents for Money?

Finances

Family Caregiving

07-25-15
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My Parent is Slipping!

Family Caregiving

07-18-15
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Mom Hates Me!

Family Caregiving

07-11-15
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Handling A Parent's Finances

Finances

Family Caregiving

07-04-15
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Will Hired Caregivers Steal From Me?

Family Caregiving

06-27-15
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Should My Parents Spend The Money They Saved on Care?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

06-20-15
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What To Do When Caregiving Makes You Irritable With Your Parent

Family Caregiving

06-13-15
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Bathing

Family Caregiving

06-06-15
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Grandma Doesn't Make Cookies Anymore

Family Caregiving

12-31-69
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Siblings Won't Share Caregiving Responsibilities (8-29-2017)

Siblings

Family Caregiving

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