When aging parents struggle with basic tasks such as self-care, transportation or household chores, they don’t always talk about it.
Posted on 13 September 2019.
When aging parents struggle with basic tasks such as self-care, transportation or household chores, they don’t always talk about it.
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Posted on 27 May 2019.
Much has been written about the stresses and emotional demands of caring for family members with dementia, and a new study suggests that some of this burden can be offset by training.
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Posted on 18 April 2019.
I love having her here. I haven’t lived with my mom in 40 years. At first we were out of practice, but now it feels like we picked right up where we left off in 1978.
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Posted on 27 March 2019.
The price of paying for help isn’t cheap: The going rate in the San Francisco Bay Area ranges from $25 to $35 an hour.
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Posted on 18 March 2019.
For years, Dr. Linda Fried offered older patients who complained of being lonely what seemed to be sensible guidance. “Go out and find something that matters to you,” she would say.
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Posted on 07 March 2019.
As crazy-making as it can be to care for aging parents sometimes, there also can be moments of snort-stuff-out-your-nose hilarity.
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