Caregiving

Planning for Future Needs in Retirement

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Family Caregiving

06-13-25

Smelly House

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

06-06-25

Finding a Home for Parents

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

05-30-25

Sick Talk

Health

Family Caregiving

05-23-25

Bathing Daily

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

05-16-25

Paying Dad's Bills

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

05-09-25

How Much Cash

Finances

Family Caregiving

05-02-25

I Am Being Treated Like a Child

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Family Caregiving

04-25-25

My Mother is Gaining Weight

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

04-18-25

Paying Late Medical Bills

Finances

Family Caregiving

04-11-25

When a Caregiver is Exhausted

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

04-04-25

Saving Resources for Later

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

03-28-25

Protecting Your Parents From Scams

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

03-21-25

Scamming the Elderly

Finances

Family Caregiving

03-14-25

Politics and a 92-Year-Old

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

03-07-25

Dads That Do Not Take Their Medication

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Medication

Family Caregiving

02-28-25

Parents Aging Differently

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

02-21-25

Thinking About the Future

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Family Caregiving

02-14-25

Do Elderly Need Exercise?

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

02-07-25

When to Manage Finances

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

01-31-25

Sad on Valentine's Day

Health

Family Caregiving

01-24-25

Early Inheritance

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Siblings

Family Caregiving

01-17-25

Rough Handling

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

01-10-25

Who Cares About Old Recipes

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

01-03-25

A New Year - Same as the Past

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

12-27-24

Feeling Guilt at Christmas

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

12-20-24

Lack of Caregiving Help

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

12-13-24

Getting Good Care

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Medication

Family Caregiving

12-06-24

Is It Time for a Walker?

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

11-29-24

Withholding Medication

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Medication

Family Caregiving

11-22-24

Sex and Retirement Home

Health

Family Caregiving

11-15-24

When to Go to the Doctor With a Parent

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Medication

Family Caregiving

11-08-24

Bathing for the Elderly

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

11-01-24

A Long Life

Health

Family Caregiving

10-25-24

Dad is Short With Mom

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

10-18-24

Should Dad Be Moved?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Family Caregiving

10-11-24

Getting Lost

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

10-04-24

The Nest is Empty

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

09-27-24

What to Do About Mom's Comments

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

09-20-24

No Funeral

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

09-13-24

Spend It All

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

09-06-24

Losing Driver's License

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

08-30-24

Working When Retired

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

08-23-24

Moving Away

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Siblings

Family Caregiving

08-16-24

Kid Junk

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

08-09-24

Dealing With Nothingness

Family Caregiving

08-02-24

Dreading a Family Visit

Family Caregiving

07-26-24

Who Has Holidays?

Caregiving - Planning

Siblings

Family Caregiving

07-19-24

Should Mom Move?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

07-12-24

Why The Questions About Falling?

Family Caregiving

06-21-24

Sad Memories

Siblings

Family Caregiving

06-14-24

Why Do I Feel This Way?

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

06-07-24

Should Dad Vote?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Medication

Siblings

Family Caregiving

05-31-24

Should Family Caregivers Be Paid?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

05-24-24

Bathroom Talk

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Medication

Siblings

Family Caregiving

05-17-24

Hiring a Caregiver

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Medication

Siblings

Family Caregiving

05-10-24

Why Do Some People Age So Well?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Medication

Siblings

Family Caregiving

05-03-24

Mom's Moving In

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Medication

Siblings

Family Caregiving

04-26-24

Dad Needs Help With His Yard

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Medication

Siblings

Family Caregiving

04-19-24

Disposing of a Parent's Household - Part 2

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

04-12-24

Disposing of a Parent's Household - Part 1

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

04-05-24

Family Traditions?

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

03-29-24

Mom is Dying

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

03-22-24

Helping Mom Accept Aging

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

03-15-24

Growths on Mom's Face

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

03-08-24

Helping Dad Acclimate

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

03-01-24

What Is My Inheritance?

Finances

Siblings

02-26-24

Weight Gain and Aging

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

02-16-24

Dad's Knee Hurts

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

02-09-24

Family Time Exhausts

Siblings

Family Caregiving

02-02-24

Siblings Debate Diet

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

01-18-24

How Do We Divide Up Mom & Dad's Stuff?

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

01-06-24

All People Care About Is Mom's Money

Finances

Siblings

Family Caregiving

12-30-23

Dad Is Lonely, Even Around Others

Family Caregiving

12-23-23

The Elderly Only Talk About Their Health

Health

Family Caregiving

12-16-23

UTIs and the Elderly

Health

Medication

Family Caregiving

12-02-23

I Don't Think Dad Is Getting the Best Care

Health

Family Caregiving

11-11-23

Dad Is a Know-It-All

Family Caregiving

11-04-23

Dad Is So Susceptible to Scammers

Finances

Family Caregiving

10-28-23

Mom Takes Everything So Personally

Family Caregiving

10-21-23

My Parents Always Have "Bed Head"

Family Caregiving

10-14-23

How Will Mom Handle Halloween at Her Age?

Family Caregiving

10-07-23

Is It Too Late to Start Saving for Retirement?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

09-30-23

When's the Right Time to Make the Leap to a Retirement Community?

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

09-23-23

My Siblings Don't Know How to Interact With Mom

Siblings

Family Caregiving

09-16-23

Could Mom's Facility Be Doing Too Much for Her?

Health

Family Caregiving

09-09-23

Family Events Are Hard for Dad and Work for Me

Siblings

Family Caregiving

09-02-23

I Want Mom's 90th Birthday to Be Special

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

08-26-23

Conversations About Old Age Are Depressing

Family Caregiving

08-19-23

Should Small Children Attend Grandma's Funeral?

Family Caregiving

08-12-23

Watching Dad Decline Is So Hard

Family Caregiving

08-05-23

Why Are We Afraid to Talk About Hospice?

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

07-29-23

Is It Time for Mom to Get a Hospital Bed?

Health

Family Caregiving

07-22-23

I Can't Keep Caregiving Alone

Siblings

Family Caregiving

07-17-23

With Six Siblings, Who's In Charge?

Caregiving - Planning

Siblings

Family Caregiving

07-08-23

Pills, Pills, Pills

Medication

Family Caregiving

07-01-23

What Causes Incontinence?

Health

Family Caregiving

06-24-23

My Body Is Failing Me

Family Caregiving

06-17-23

How Much Activity Can My Elderly Dad Really Handle?

Family Caregiving

06-10-23

Can Mom Handle a Music Festival at Her Age?

Family Caregiving

06-03-23

Mom's Toenails Are Gross!

Health

Family Caregiving

05-27-23

Dad Does Nothing About His Incontinence

Health

Family Caregiving

05-20-23

Mom Only Wears One Outfit

Family Caregiving

05-13-23

Long Term Care: To Plan, Or Not to Plan?

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

05-06-23

Dad Refuses to Wear a Medical Alert Device

Health

Family Caregiving

04-29-23

Dad Is On Too Many Meds

Medication

Family Caregiving

04-22-23

Mom's Online Shopping Is Too Much

Finances

Family Caregiving

04-15-23

Dad Is Keeping His Health a Secret

Health

Family Caregiving

04-08-23

Dad Lies to His Doctor

Health

Family Caregiving

04-01-23

How Do I Pick the Best Facility for Dad?

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

03-25-23

Am I Next to Die?

Family Caregiving

03-18-23

I Do Not Want to Be a Caregiver!

Siblings

Family Caregiving

03-11-23

Granddad's Will Is Lopsided

Finances

Family Caregiving

01-21-23

My Husband's Whole Estate Went to His Kids

Finances

Family Caregiving

01-14-23

Mom Stopped Taking Her Meds

Medication

Family Caregiving

01-07-23

Dad Feels So Cooped Up In the Winter

Family Caregiving

01-02-23

What Obligation Do We Have to Support Dad Financially?

Finances

Family Caregiving

12-24-22

When Siblings Disagree About Dad's Future

Caregiving - Planning

Siblings

Family Caregiving

12-17-22

How Do I Make the Holidays Special for My Elderly Father?

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

12-10-22

Can We Honor the Dead at Christmas Without Making It Sad?

Family Caregiving

12-03-22

Will Physical Therapy Help My Mom?

Health

Family Caregiving

11-26-22

Mom Can't Handle Hosting Thanksgiving Anymore

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

11-19-22

Do I Have to Give Up My House?

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

11-12-22

How Do I Address Mom's Incontinence?

Health

Family Caregiving

11-05-22

Is Mom Ready for Hospice?

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

10-29-22

Mom's Leaf Removal Is Too Much for Me

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

10-22-22

How Can We Come Together to Take Care of Dad?

Caregiving - Planning

Siblings

Family Caregiving

10-15-22

How Do I Keep Mom Moving In the Winter?

Health

Family Caregiving

10-08-22

Dad Is Caring for Mom, But Not Himself

Health

Family Caregiving

10-01-22

Dad Always Hates Our Gifts

Family Caregiving

09-24-22

Mom Has Lost So Much Weight

Health

Family Caregiving

09-17-22

Why Won't Mom Change Her Clothes?

Family Caregiving

09-10-22

Mom Ignores Her Bills

Finances

Family Caregiving

09-03-22

Why Is Dad Grumpy In Retirement?

Family Caregiving

08-27-22

How Do We Have Fun With Mom When It's Colder?

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

08-20-22

Should Dad Be Voting Anymore?

Family Caregiving

08-13-22

Dad Won't Give Us Any of His Money

Finances

Family Caregiving

08-06-22

Dad's Property Is a Mess

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

07-30-22

How Do I Keep Mom Safe from Harm?

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

07-23-22

Who Takes Over the Caregiving When I'm Sick?

Caregiving - Planning

Health

Family Caregiving

07-16-22

Inflation Is Hurting Mom's Fixed Income

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

07-09-22

How Do I Convince Dad He Needs More Help?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

07-02-22

Can Dad Handle Caring for Another Dog?

Family Caregiving

06-25-22

Dad Is Not Careful With the Heat

Family Caregiving

06-18-22

I Want My Caregivers In My Will

Finances

Family Caregiving

06-11-22

I Can't Help Mom Like I Did Before

Family Caregiving

06-04-22

Checking In With the Pandemic

Family Caregiving

05-30-22

When Do I Hand Over My Bank Info?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

05-21-22

Should Mom Move In With Me?

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

05-14-22

Should Dad Work After Retirement?

Finances

Family Caregiving

05-07-22

Mom Won't Travel With Me Anymore

Family Caregiving

04-30-22

Mom's Personality Has Totally Changed

Health

Family Caregiving

04-23-22

My Parents Are NOT Ready to Retire

Finances

Family Caregiving

04-16-22

How to Clean Out Mom's House When She's Gone

Family Caregiving

04-09-22

When Snowbirds Should No Longer Fly

Family Caregiving

04-02-22

I Want Mom to Be More Social In Assisted Living

Family Caregiving

03-26-22

When I Retire, Will Society Still Care About Me?

Family Caregiving

03-19-22

How to Ask Your Parents About Their Funerals

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

03-12-22

My Mom Is a Scammer's Dream

Family Caregiving

03-05-22

My Adult Children Never Listen to Me

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

02-26-22

Dad Spends So Much Time Sleeping

Family Caregiving

02-19-22

My Daughter Feels Trapped, Living With Grandma

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

02-12-22

Valentine's Day Is Going to Make Dad Sad

Family Caregiving

02-05-22

Dad Gets Too Worked Up Over the Packers

Family Caregiving

01-29-22

Dad Is Starting to Decline

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

01-22-22

Dad Repeats His Stories Incessantly

Family Caregiving

01-15-22

My Aunt Says She Is Ready to Go

Family Caregiving

01-08-22

Dad's Letting Everything Fall to the Wayside

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

01-01-22

Mom Drinks Too Much at Holiday Parties

Family Caregiving

12-27-21

What If This Is Dad's Last Christmas?

Family Caregiving

12-18-21

Is Mom Too Old to Be Hosting for the Holidays?

Family Caregiving

12-11-21

Dad Won't Decorate for the Holidays

Family Caregiving

12-04-21

Former patient at Lawlis Hospice featured in Grafton Record

Health

Family Caregiving

12-02-21

What Should I Get Mom for the Holidays?

Family Caregiving

11-27-21

Mom Is Incontinent

Health

Family Caregiving

11-20-21

Dad Won't Stop Talking Politics

Family Caregiving

11-13-21

Can Dad Still Babysit My Kids?

Family Caregiving

11-06-21

Is the Booster Shot Necessary?

Health

Medication

Family Caregiving

10-30-21

I Don't Want to Burden My Kids

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

10-23-21

Dad Becomes Inactive In the Winter

Family Caregiving

10-16-21

Mom Is Depressed About Her Looks

Family Caregiving

10-09-21

Do I Deserve Time Off from Caring for My Mom?

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

10-02-21

Mom Fires All Her Caregivers

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

09-25-21

Dad Doesn't Want to Take COVID Precautions for a Family Wedding

Health

Family Caregiving

09-18-21

Mom's Unvaccinated; What About Delta?

Health

Family Caregiving

09-11-21

My Parents Need Help, But What About My Job?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

09-04-21

Dad Takes Too Many Risks

Family Caregiving

08-28-21

When to Discuss Power of Attorney

Finances

Health

Siblings

Family Caregiving

08-21-21

Am I Helping My Parents Enough?

Family Caregiving

08-14-21

When Is It Time for Dad to Stop Cooking?

Family Caregiving

08-07-21

Dad Takes Too Many Supplements

Medication

Family Caregiving

07-31-21

Mom Wants to Remodel

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

07-24-21

Mom Is Offended By Senior Discounts

Family Caregiving

07-17-21

Mom Hates My Suggestion to Move

Family Caregiving

07-10-21

Bathing Dad Is Awkward

Family Caregiving

07-03-21

Mom Lies to Her Doctor

Health

Family Caregiving

06-26-21

Mom Is Hooked On Hand Sanitizer

Health

Family Caregiving

06-19-21

Mom Gives Unwanted Advice

Family Caregiving

06-12-21

Dad Spoils My Teenaged Son

Finances

Family Caregiving

06-05-21

Mom Refuses to Use a Motorized Cart

Family Caregiving

05-29-21

Dad Has Different Ideas for His Burial

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

05-22-21

Where Should Mom's Estate Go?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

05-15-21

Dad Answers the Door for Anyone

Family Caregiving

05-08-21

How to Find the Right Caregiver

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

05-01-21

Dad Needs to Downsize

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

04-24-21

Dad Worries, So Should I Lie to Him?

Family Caregiving

04-17-21

Mom Is Being Picky About the Vaccine

Health

Family Caregiving

04-10-21

Dad Doesn't Connect With Friends Anymore

Family Caregiving

04-03-21

Vaccine Second Thoughts - Side Effects

Health

Family Caregiving

03-27-21

Is It Too Soon for a Family Reunion?

Family Caregiving

03-20-21

End-of-Life Discussions Are Awkward

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

03-13-21

Scammers Are Targeting My Dad

Finances

Family Caregiving

03-06-21

Can Mom Jump Back Into Travel?

Family Caregiving

02-27-21

Mom Wants to Skip the Second Dose

Health

Medication

Family Caregiving

02-20-21

Dad Says NO to the Vaccine

Health

Family Caregiving

02-13-21

Dad Just Sits In the Dark

Family Caregiving

02-06-21

Adjusting to Parent/Child Role Reversal

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

01-30-21

Mom's House Is Sweltering

Family Caregiving

01-23-21

How Long Will Dad's Money Last?

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

01-16-21

I Can't Keep Helping My Elderly Neighbor Like This

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

01-09-21

Cold, Flu or COVID?

Health

Family Caregiving

12-31-20

Dealing with the Winter Doldrums

Family Caregiving

12-26-20

Will the Vaccine Set Grandpa Free?

Family Caregiving

12-19-20

What Do the Elderly Want from Santa?

Family Caregiving

12-12-20

How Safe Is Church In a Pandemic?

Family Caregiving

12-05-20

Can Mom Safely Receive Packages?

Family Caregiving

11-28-20

Can Mom Be First In Line for the Vaccine?

Health

Family Caregiving

11-21-20

Is Thanksgiving Too Dangerous for Dad?

Siblings

Family Caregiving

11-14-20

Dad Is Being Held Captive

Family Caregiving

11-07-20

Should Mom Have Over a Repairman During COVID?

Family Caregiving

10-31-20

Protecting a Traveling Father

Family Caregiving

10-24-20

Dad Will Not Wear a Mask

Health

Family Caregiving

10-17-20

Dad Refuses to Answer His Phone

Family Caregiving

10-10-20

Mom Wants to Hoard for the Second Wave

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

10-03-20

Does Dad Need a Credit Card?

Finances

Family Caregiving

09-26-20

Can Mom Safely Celebrate Halloween?

Family Caregiving

09-19-20

Should Dad Get This Year's Flu Vaccine?

Health

Family Caregiving

09-12-20

COVID, School and the Elderly

Family Caregiving

09-05-20

Mom Is Eager for the COVID Vaccine

Medication

Family Caregiving

08-29-20

Dad Insists On Voting In Person

Family Caregiving

08-22-20

Attending Funerals During a Pandemic

Family Caregiving

08-15-20

How Can Grandma Still Be Part of a Wedding?

Family Caregiving

08-08-20

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

Family Caregiving

08-01-20

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

Family Caregiving

07-25-20

Can Dad Wear a Mask If He Has Trouble Breathing?

Health

Family Caregiving

07-18-20

Is It Safe to Take Mom to the Doctor?

Family Caregiving

07-11-20

How Do I Protect Mom In a Second Wave?

Health

Family Caregiving

07-04-20

Dad Is Giving Money Away

Finances

Family Caregiving

06-27-20

Dad Ignores His Future

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

06-20-20

How Race Affects Hospice Decisions

Family Caregiving

06-13-20

Is Takeout Food Safe for My Father?

Family Caregiving

06-06-20

Can Dad Safely Get a Haircut?

Family Caregiving

05-30-20

How Do You Celebrate In a Pandemic?

Family Caregiving

05-23-20

Mom Insists On Being Tested

Family Caregiving

05-16-20

Mom Refuses to Be Safe

Family Caregiving

05-09-20

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

Family Caregiving

05-02-20

Protecting Dad In the Community During a Pandemic

Family Caregiving

04-25-20

Fighting Boredom During This Pandemic

Family Caregiving

04-18-20

Dad Wants Out - Literally

Family Caregiving

04-11-20

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

Health

Family Caregiving

04-04-20

Best Practices During COVID-19

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

03-28-20

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

I Can't Stand Complaining

Family Caregiving

02-08-20

I Hate Visiting Hospitals

Family Caregiving

02-01-20

Do I Remind Dad of His Deceased Wife's Birthday?

Family Caregiving

01-22-20

Mom Eats Only Junk Food

Health

Family Caregiving

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

Chasing the Post-Holiday Blues

Family Caregiving

12-20-19

Is There a Solution to a Demanding Patient?

Family Caregiving

12-14-19

I Lost a Parent, NOT You

Family Caregiving

12-07-19

What If Caregiving Just Isn't for Me?

Caregiving - Planning

Siblings

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

Caring for Grandchildren

Family Caregiving

06-03-17

What Happened to My Sweet Daughter?

Family Caregiving

05-27-17

Grandparents and Bills

Finances

Family Caregiving

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

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

Family Caregiving

04-08-17

Why is it So Taxing Caring for Mom?

Family Caregiving

04-01-17

Oh No! Mom is Throwing Away Her Planning Papers!

Family Caregiving

03-25-17

College Money

Family Caregiving

03-18-17

Heart Failure and Diet

Family Caregiving

03-11-17

When Should I Move Mom with Alzheimers Into A Facility?

Family Caregiving

03-04-17

Pressure to Remodel Home

Family Caregiving

02-25-17

Millenial Concern: Can My Parents Afford to Retire?

Finances

Family Caregiving

02-18-17

My Children Want Me to Live with Them

Family Caregiving

02-11-17

Let's Throw A Party!

Family Caregiving

01-28-17

Frustrated by Health Care Bills

Finances

Family Caregiving

01-21-17

Mom Has Dementia

Family Caregiving

01-14-17

Dad Talks About Death

Family Caregiving

01-07-17

Dad is Giving Away Money

Finances

Family Caregiving

12-31-16

My Parent's Shoveling Scares Me!

Family Caregiving

12-24-16

Missing Pain Medication

Medication

Family Caregiving

12-17-16

Should Dad Keep Coming on Vacations?

Family Caregiving

12-10-16

Motivating a Disabled Spouse

Family Caregiving

12-03-16

Dad is Falling

Family Caregiving

11-26-16

Gift Ideas for Dad

Family Caregiving

11-19-16

Think Like a Child. Create Your Own Fun.

Family Caregiving

11-11-16

I Need Work Flexibility

Family Caregiving

11-05-16

Mom Complains of Health Care Costs

Finances

Family Caregiving

10-22-16

Dad's Caregiver is Not Doing the Job

Family Caregiving

10-15-16

The "One-Year" Rule

Family Caregiving

10-08-16

My Mom Thinks She Can Walk

Family Caregiving

10-01-16

Dad Lives in a Jungle

Family Caregiving

09-24-16

Having Fun with Mom Again

Family Caregiving

09-17-16

What to Do When Mom's Memory Slips

Family Caregiving

09-10-16

Should I Move In?

Finances

Family Caregiving

09-03-16

Dad's Not Coming Home From Rehab

Family Caregiving

08-27-16

Feeling Guilty Traveling Without Parents

Family Caregiving

08-13-16

How Does Hospice Work?

Family Caregiving

08-08-16

My Sibling is Draining My Father's Resources

Finances

Family Caregiving

08-05-16

Mom Wants a Dog

Family Caregiving

07-23-16

11 Tips to Prevent Elderly Falls

Family Caregiving

07-23-16

Dad Won't Let Me Set Up His Medication

Medication

Family Caregiving

07-09-16

Dad Hates His New Home

Family Caregiving

07-02-16

"Homebound" - what does this mean?

Family Caregiving

06-25-16

Taxes and Caregiving

Medication

Family Caregiving

06-04-16

Mom Gives Away the Money That We Give Her

Finances

Family Caregiving

05-21-16

I Work Multiple Jobs and Mother Needs Care

Family Caregiving

05-14-16

How Do I Talk with My Parents About Moving?

Family Caregiving

05-07-16

How Do I Get Mom to Wear a Lifeline Device?

Family Caregiving

04-30-16

Should I Retire To Care For My Parent?

Finances

Family Caregiving

04-23-16

Spring Activities for Caregivers

Family Caregiving

04-16-16

Mom Keeps Firing All Her Caregivers

Family Caregiving

04-09-16

How to Handle the Stress of Seeing Parent's Health Decline

Family Caregiving

04-02-16

Should Mom or Dad Move In With Me?

Family Caregiving

03-26-16

I Am Concerned About The Cost of Care For Mom

Finances

Family Caregiving

03-19-16

Consider The Conversation Screening & Panel

Family Caregiving

03-16-16

Time Saving Techniques for Caregivers

Family Caregiving

03-12-16

Should Mom Make Repairs to Her Home?

Family Caregiving

03-05-16

Young Adults with Dying Parents

Family Caregiving

02-29-16

Mom is so Frustrating at Times

Family Caregiving

02-20-16

Dad Hates His New Home

Family Caregiving

02-13-16

Should My Parents Spend The Money They Saved on Care?

Finances

Family Caregiving

02-06-16

Protecting Parent's Resources

Caregiving - Planning

Finances

Family Caregiving

01-30-16

I'm Afraid of Losing my Job Because of Caregiving

Family Caregiving

01-23-16

Can I Take my Parents on a Roadtrip?

Family Caregiving

01-16-16

Should You Accept Money for the Care You Provide?

Finances

Family Caregiving

01-09-16

Seniors Targeted by Mobile Providers

Family Caregiving

01-04-16

I'm Just Plain Tired!

Family Caregiving

01-02-16

Choosing an Organization That Cares

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

12-26-15

I Think Dad Needs Care - Where to begin?

Family Caregiving

12-19-15

Including Children in the Caregiving Process

Family Caregiving

12-12-15

I'm Uncomfortable When Mom Talks About Dying

Family Caregiving

12-05-15

Palliative Care vs Hospice Care

Caregiving - Planning

Family Caregiving

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

Why is Respite Important?

Family Caregiving

11-07-15

Lending Items to a Parent and Dealing with Siblings Later

Family Caregiving

10-31-15

How to Work as a Team When Siblings Disagree on Care Decisions

Siblings

Family Caregiving

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

My Parent is Slipping!

Family Caregiving

07-18-15

Mom Hates Me!

Family Caregiving

07-11-15

Handling A Parent's Finances

Finances

Family Caregiving

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

What To Do When Caregiving Makes You Irritable With Your Parent

Family Caregiving

06-13-15

Bathing

Family Caregiving

06-06-15

Grandma Doesn't Make Cookies Anymore

Family Caregiving

12-31-69

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

Siblings

Family Caregiving

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