Deciding what holiday gifts to give a person with memory loss can be challenging. Following are some tips to share with family members....

November is National Family Caregivers Month. We want to express our gratitude to you, who are part of the 40 million people (one in six...

Are frequent visits to the ER a significant part of the past six to twelve months? Does your loved one seem more fatigued? Less...

Is your family member seriously ill or in frail condition? A veteran? If so, the VA has a special service that offers palliative care to...

The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. However, there are many other conditions that also bring on memory problems. It...

It's unpleasant to imagine that your loved one might become the victim of crime, but it's worth considering. There are valuable...

If your loved one is discharged from the hospital to a skilled nursing facility (SNF), their care will be in the hands of a team of...

Depression is common in older adults. It's long been known that brisk exercise can help reduce depression. But it turns out that exercise...

No one likes to dwell on the possibility of disaster. But we all need to prepare for one, just in case. Help your relatives gear up for...

If your loved one has balance problems, the culprit may be in the medicine. Many common medicines have side effects that can impair...

Has your parent remarried? If so, you may be sharing the caregiving with a person you don't know very well. Biological families often...

Medicare pays for many screening exams, and even counseling sessions, to help nip common illnesses in the bud. Screening tests are...

Good communication requires both speaking and listening. Oddly enough, if you make a specific effort to listen, it can open doors. Once...

For a teen, a relative's dementia can turn a close relationship into one that's now awkward, confusing, and embarrassing. And creates...

After you have scoured the Internet to help your relative find a potential new doctor—someone on their plan and with no obvious red...

For most family caregivers, frustration and guilt are common, as is anxiety and resentment. These feelings are normal and reasonable...

Even pre-COVID, many 90-year-olds adamantly refused to go to a senior center, saying they didn't want to be around "all those old...

With summer's warm weather, be on the lookout for dehydration in your loved one. The signs include confusion, fatigue, weakness, and...

If the person you care for has dementia—memory or thinking problems from a condition such as Alzheimer's, a stroke, or Parkinson's—unpaid...

Elderly parents are living longer. Children are often dependent for more years than expected. Add to this the ongoing responsibilities to...