Aging in Place
Bathroom Safety for Elderly Parents: A Caregiver’s Simple Checklist
The Short Version: Most bathroom falls happen on wet floors, getting in and out of the tub, and standing up from the…
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Holidays With Dementia: How to Keep the Day Calm for Your Mom or Dad
It is two days before Thanksgiving and you are standing in the kitchen wondering how to do this. Your mom used to…
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Anticipatory Grief in Dementia: Mourning a Parent Who Is Still Here
It is 2am and you are sitting in the kitchen, thinking about how your mom called you by your sister’s name today.…
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Pressure Sores in Elderly Parents: How to Spot, Prevent, and Treat Them Early
Pressure sores in elderly parents can start fast. Learn where to look, what the early stages look like, and simple routines that help prevent them.
Aging in Place
Long Distance Caregiving: How to Look After a Parent From Far Away
It is 2am, your phone buzzes, and it is your mom’s neighbor. Mom is fine, but she did not answer the door.…
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Medicare Open Enrollment for Elderly Parents: A Caregiver’s Simple Checklist
It’s mid-October, and a thick envelope from your mom’s drug plan just showed up in the mail. Maybe two. You open one,…