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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!

My Father Is at Very High Risk of Dying from This Virus

QUESTION: "My father is a recent cancer patient who just completed chemotherapy. Additionally, he has heart disease and diabetes. He’s only 70, but I’m concerned about him dying from this COVID-19 virus if he gets it. I don’t live with him, but I do help him out. What steps can I take to care for him properly during this pandemic?" - READER

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Apr 4, 2020

My Father Is at Very High Risk of Dying from This Virus

Mar 28, 2020

Best Practices During COVID-19

QUESTION: "As the only caregiver for my 90-year old father, I’m not sure what to do to protect the both of us. Even doing essential things like grocery shopping puts me, and therefore him, at risk. What steps should I take so that I don’t bring COVID-19 home? I’m concerned because he is quite vulnerable." - READER

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Caring for Healthcare Workers

Family Caregiving

03-21-20

Who Takes Care of Dad When I'm Sick?

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

03-14-20

Mom Is a Scary Driver

Family Caregiving

03-07-20

I'm Worried About the Coronavirus

Health

Family Caregiving

02-29-20

Dad Never Exercises

Family Caregiving

02-22-20

Why Does My Brother Have All the Influence?

Siblings

Family Caregiving

02-15-20

01-16-20

When Do You Write a Eulogy?

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

01-11-20

Mom Is a Furniture Walker

Family Caregiving

01-04-20

Mom Has a Lot of Stuff

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

12-27-19

Family Caregiving

11-30-19

Should Dad Be Traveling at His Age?

Family Caregiving

11-23-19

When Caregiving Ends

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

11-16-19

I Want to Move in With Mom as Her Caregiver

Family Caregiving

11-09-19

When You Feel Guilty as a Caregiver

Caregiving - Planning

Siblings

Family Caregiving

11-02-19

When Mom and Dad Cannot Host Holiday Dinners Anymore

Caregiving - Planning

Siblings

Family Caregiving

10-26-19

Spending All Your Retirement Savings on Health Care?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Medication

Family Caregiving

10-19-19

Mom Worries Too Much

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

10-12-19

Mom Keeps Swearing

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Medication

Family Caregiving

10-05-19

Saving for Retirement While Caring for Mom?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Medication

Siblings

Family Caregiving

09-27-19

I Am Not Happy with the Care My Mother Is Receiving

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Medication

Family Caregiving

09-21-19

Mom Never Stops Talking

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

09-14-19

How to Talk With Your Siblings About Caregiving for Your Parents

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

09-07-19

Managing Two Homes as a Caregiver

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Family Caregiving

08-31-19

Feeling Judged As A Caregiver

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

08-24-19

Traveling and Caregiving in Retirement

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

08-17-19

Can Shopping With Mom or Dad Go Faster?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

08-09-19

Sister Pretends to Care for Mom

Caregiving - Planning

Siblings

Family Caregiving

08-02-19

Caregiving From a Distance: When to Step In

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

07-26-19

Dad Is Dating Again

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Siblings

Family Caregiving

07-20-19

How to Choose the Right Home Care Provider

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Family Caregiving

07-12-19

Mom Hardly Eats. How Can I Help?

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

07-05-19

Dad Is Taking Medications Off-Schedule to Save Money

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Medication

Family Caregiving

06-28-19

Dad Cannot Care for Mom Anymore

Finances

Health

Medication

Siblings

Family Caregiving

06-21-19

Mom Treats Her Children Differently

Siblings

Family Caregiving

06-14-19

Debunking A Common Hospice Myth

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Family Caregiving

06-07-19

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

The Rewards of Caregiving and Why It's Important

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Medication

Siblings

Family Caregiving

05-24-19

Do You Need Hospice in Your Final Days?

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

05-17-19

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

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

05-10-19

I Want to Be a Caregiver

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

05-03-19

The Best Way to Help Mom with Her Finances

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

04-26-19

Dad Smells Bad

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

04-19-19

Mom Is Grinding Her Teeth After Her Stroke

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

04-12-19

Mom Is Grinding Her Teeth After Her Stroke

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

04-12-19

Dad Spends All His Time by Mom's Grave

Family Caregiving

04-05-19

Is Mom's Purse Putting Her in Danger on Walks to the Park?

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

03-29-19

Dad Drinks Heavily Since Mom Died

Health

Medication

Siblings

Family Caregiving

03-22-19

How Can I Convince My Father to Eat Healthier?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

03-15-19

I Am Running Out of Steam with Caregiving

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

03-08-19

Mom Is Not Active Anymore

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

03-01-19

Unwanted Caregiving Advice

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Medication

Siblings

Family Caregiving

02-22-19

Dad Wants to Travel Alone

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Family Caregiving

02-15-19

A Lonely Valentine's Day for Mom

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

02-08-19

I Am Lost Without Mom

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

02-02-19

My Elderly Father Shoveling Snow Scares Me

Health

Family Caregiving

01-25-19

Alzheimer's and Advance Directives: Figuring out Dad's Wishes

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

01-18-19

Taking Down Holiday Decorations

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

01-11-19

9 Things Mom Can Do During the Winter Doldrums

Caregiving - Planning

Siblings

Family Caregiving

01-04-19

Am I Experiencing Caregiver Burnout?

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

12-28-18

Caregiver Gifts & Ideas for Dad

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Siblings

Family Caregiving

12-20-18

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

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

12-18-18

Children Not Helping Stepmother with Father's Care

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Family Caregiving

12-13-18

Should I Be Paid to Care for My Father

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Siblings

Family Caregiving

12-07-18

Mom's Shopping Addiction Jeopardizes Her Ability to Pay for Health Care

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Siblings

Family Caregiving

11-30-18

Is Dad Overmedicated?

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Medication

Family Caregiving

11-23-18

Mom Refuses Hearing Aids

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

11-16-18

Should I Bring Mom on Vacation?

Caregiving - Planning

Siblings

Family Caregiving

11-09-18

Mother Was Not Told of Her Son's Death While She Was on a Cruise

Family Caregiving

11-02-18

What to Do When Dad's Caregiver Is Not Meeting His Needs

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Medication

Siblings

Family Caregiving

10-26-18

How Do I Accept That Mom Is Not Immortal

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

10-19-18

Motherhood: Adjusting to Life as a Caregiver

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Family Caregiving

10-12-18

"I Am an Exhausted Caregiver"

Family Caregiving

10-05-18

"The Joys of Caregiving"

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Medication

Siblings

Family Caregiving

09-28-18

"Do I Have to Care for Dad?"

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

09-21-18

"When a Sibling Visits from out of Town and Disrupts Caregiver Plans"

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

09-14-18

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

Finances

Family Caregiving

09-07-18

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

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

08-31-18

Why Does Letting Go Feel Okay?

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

08-24-18

3 Steps to Find Meaningful Work for Dad

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

08-17-18

Dad Plays with His Medication

Health

Medication

Family Caregiving

08-10-18

Mom's Caregiver Is Taking Her to a Mystery Appointment with Her Lawyer

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

08-03-18

When Caregivers Need a Break

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

07-27-18

How to Get Paid as a Live-In Caregiver

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

07-13-18

Can I Bring Hope Back to Dad?

Health

Family Caregiving

07-06-18

Do We Tell Mom?

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

06-29-18

The Odd Sister Out

Caregiving - Planning

Siblings

Family Caregiving

06-22-18

Paying for Care

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Family Caregiving

06-15-18

Caring for Father with Mental Health Issues

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Medication

Family Caregiving

06-08-18

Mother Needs to Slow Down

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

06-02-18

Dad Living with Buddies

Finances

Family Caregiving

03-30-18

What to Do with Mom’s Things

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Siblings

Family Caregiving

03-23-18

Interesting Funeral and Burial Plans

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

03-16-18

Mom Thinks She Is A Burden

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

03-10-18

Yard Work

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Siblings

Family Caregiving

03-02-18

When Children Are Pushing End-of-Life Planning

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

02-23-18

When Live-In Facilities Have Lousy Food Options

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

02-16-18

Sibling Is Stealing from Parent

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

02-09-18

Is Mom Misplacing Things, Or Is Someone Stealing Them?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Siblings

Family Caregiving

02-03-18

What Is the Best Way to Complain?

Family Caregiving

01-27-18

I Do Not Want to Move

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

01-20-18

How Do I Get Dad to Talk

Caregiving - Planning

Siblings

Family Caregiving

01-13-18

Asking My Children for Help

Family Caregiving

01-05-18

Planning for Mom to Move In

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

12-30-17

Packing with Dad for the Holidays

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Medication

Siblings

Family Caregiving

12-22-17

Too Tired for the Holidays

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Family Caregiving

12-16-17

Bringing the Christmas Spirit Back

Health

Family Caregiving

12-08-17

Motivating Dad

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

12-01-17

Shopping with Grandma

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

11-24-17

Should Grandma Choose Surgery?

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

11-17-17

Job Opportunity

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

11-10-17

Who Gets Grandma for Christmas

Caregiving - Planning

Siblings

Family Caregiving

11-03-17

Mom Calls Me Too Often at Work

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

10-27-17

We Want to Move

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

10-20-17

Should I Be Worried About the Caregiver

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

10-13-17

Sandwich Generation Problems

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Family Caregiving

10-06-17

Delegating Care to Siblings

Caregiving - Planning

Siblings

Family Caregiving

09-29-17

Cheated Out of Time

Health

Family Caregiving

09-29-17

How to Protect Parents From Scams

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

09-15-17

Dad Cannot Hear

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

09-08-17

Dad's Prostate Cancer Treatment

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

08-31-17

When School Starts for Caregivers

Family Caregiving

08-25-17

When Parents Should Stop Driving

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

08-18-17

Incontinence

Health

Family Caregiving

08-11-17

Should My Sister Be Paid to Take Care of Dad?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Siblings

Family Caregiving

08-04-17

Helping From a Distance

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

07-27-17

How to NOT Grow Grumpy with Age

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

07-21-17

Dad Is Losing Weight

Health

Family Caregiving

07-14-17

Family Visits "Wear Me Out"

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

07-07-17

Funeral Planning

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

06-30-17

Mom Wants to Work

Finances

Family Caregiving

06-23-17

Mom Is Grinding Her Teeth

Family Caregiving

06-17-17

Dad's Pilgrimage South

Finances

Family Caregiving

06-09-17

05-18-17

Mom Wants to Try Online Dating

Family Caregiving

05-13-17

Why Do I See People Getting Care That I Cannot Afford

Finances

Family Caregiving

05-11-17

My Son Wants to Sign Onto My Accounts

Finances

Family Caregiving

04-15-17

02-18-17

01-21-17

12-31-16

My Parent's Shoveling Scares Me!

Family Caregiving

12-24-16

Missing Pain Medication

Medication

Family Caregiving

12-17-16

10-22-16

09-03-16

08-05-16

07-09-16

06-04-16

Mom Gives Away the Money That We Give Her

Finances

Family Caregiving

05-21-16

04-23-16

03-19-16

02-06-16

Protecting Parent's Resources

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

01-30-16

01-09-16

12-26-15

11-28-15

My Life is Being Stolen

Family Caregiving

11-21-15

Dad is Lending Money and Getting Scammed

Finances

Family Caregiving

11-14-15

10-24-15

Why Would I Sign Mom on to Hospice If She Is So Active?

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

10-17-15

The First Day Home from Surgery: What Caregivers Need to Know

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

10-10-15

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

Siblings

Family Caregiving

10-03-15

Planning Fun With an Elderly Parent

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

09-26-15

Managing Elders' Medications

Medication

Family Caregiving

09-19-15

When Should You Talk To Your Parent's Physician?

Caregiving - Planning

Medication

Family Caregiving

09-12-15

My Parent Does Not Appreciate What I Do as a Caregiver

Family Caregiving

09-05-15

I'm An Only Child Trying To Take Care Of My Parents

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

08-22-15

Caregiving Is Too Much For Me

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

08-15-15

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

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

08-08-15

Emotional & Financial Costs of Caregiving

Family Caregiving

07-31-15

Should I Ask My Parents for Money?

Finances

Family Caregiving

07-25-15

07-04-15

Will Hired Caregivers Steal From Me?

Family Caregiving

06-27-15

Should My Parents Spend The Money They Saved on Care?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

06-20-15

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Written by Mary Haynor, President & CEO

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