How Do I Find Respite Care?
As a caregiver, you know taking a break makes you feel refreshed, but finding someone to take over your caregiving...
Senior care options
Wallet-friendly senior care resources for those needing financial assistance
This list of affordable senior care resources can help you research and understand what programs and resources are available if the...
Help for Families with Special Needs
A Second Pair of Hands Early on, Louise Bruce, a “doer,” didn’t see that having a child with special needs...
Virtual Reality Helps Seniors Complete Their Bucket Lists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbc-_Z04eZE Whether it’s written down or in our heads, most of us have a bucket list. Typically they include places...
The Elder Care Glossary: 34 Terms You Should Know
If you’re acting as a family caregiver for a loved one or close friend, here are 34 senior care-related terms...
Your Guide to Senior Care Options
The vast majority of seniors — nearly 90 percent — prefer to age in their own home, according to AARP’s 2012...
Quality Care and Your Home Care Aide
It’s a relief to have finally arranged for home care for your parent or spouse. But that’s only half the...
Is non-medical home care right for your loved one?
When it comes to finding care for your aging loved ones, you want to make sure you find the right...
8 questions to make choosing a CCRC easier
If you’re just beginning to dip your toe into the world of senior caregiving, there are several acronyms you’ll find...
5 Ways Older Workers Can Combat Age Discrimination in 2017
Whether you’re re-entering the work world after retirement, or are energized and simply dedicated to your nine-to-five, there are a lot of 50-plus...
Real Story Spotlight: “My favorite is when the residents give you a kiss on the cheek and tell you that they love you, because you know they mean it.”
Vicky G., a senior care provider in Mechanicsburg, PA,chats about finding a her second career in senior care. Mechanicsburg, PA – A well-liked member of...
6 Ways To Balance Life, Work and Caregiving
This post originally appeared on Glassdoor.com, it has been reprinted with permission. Are you taking care of family members or...
Want Job Security? 5 In-Demand Medical Careers to Consider
This post originally appeared on Glassdoor, it has been reprinted with permission. There are a few industries that will always...
GOING THE EXTRA MILE
DO YOU FEEL THAT ONE SHOULD PAY YOU MORE FOR DOING EXTRA WORK/HOURS IN THEIR HOME EVERY TIME OR PERIODICALLY. ESPECIALLY...
How to Choose the Best Medical Alert Device for Your Loved One
It only takes one mishap for life to change suddenly for an aging loved one. Even if your parent or...
Alexa, Will You Help My Mom’s Caregiver?
We can use the Amazon Echo’s voice-activated virtual assistant, Alexa, to organize a calendar, learn about the weather or today’s...
Growing together at the end of life: Having honest, emotional conversations
A life-limiting diagnosis can be a frightening prospect, but some people learn to use the opportunity to their advantage. They...
How to Create a Meaningful Bucket List
Although the Morgan Freeman-Jack Nicholson movie “The Bucket List” was in theaters more than a decade ago, people across America...
4 Ways Seniors Can Avoid Isolation After a Spouse Dies
In her new book, “Now With You, Now Without,” actor and author Kathryn Leigh Scott writes about the isolation she...
Comparing in-home care and adult day programs
Nearly half of all older adults need at least some kind of help with everyday activities, according to a 2014...
How to manage the transition to assisted living
Life is full of transitions, some of them more difficult than others. When a loved one gets into their senior...
In-home care vs. assisted living: What’s best for your family?
Adults don’t all age the same way at the same time, so having an open and honest conversation with the...
As baby boomers move into old age, who will care for us?
My high school buddies and I recently got together and reminisced about old times. “Can you believe we’re 60?” we...
What ‘Succession’ and Sumner Redstone can teach us about planning ahead for senior care
Many of us have read the titillating and tragic story of Sumner Redstone, the former executive chairman of Viacom, and the...
Maine’s Universal Home Care proposition could mean big changes for seniors and their caregivers
An initiative on the ballot in Maine this November could bring free home care for seniors and higher wages for...
Want to enjoy old age? This 90-year-old has one simple trick, and science backs her up
As Bette Davis famously quipped, “Old age ain’t no place for sissies.” My mother knows this all too well. In a couple of months, she’ll turn 90...
Health Care Over the Age 55
Call it the era of American longevity: Currently, approximately 35 million citizens are 65 or older, a tenfold increase over the past...
Nursing Homes in America
From the moment we’re born, our parents have the responsibility to watch over and care for us. For most...
I spent 30 years advising families on senior care — and I still wasn’t ready to take care of my mom
“I’m sorry for keeping my phone on,” I said as I introduced myself at a recent conference. I was excited...
Watch April’s journey to becoming a professional senior caregiver
Divorce, unemployment, a new city: April had a lot of struggles. That’s when she asked herself: “What is within me?...
7 ways families can stay connected to senior loved ones during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has created unique challenges for families hoping to stay in touch with vulnerable loved ones. Those who...
Black seniors are harder hit by COVID-19 — here’s why
Early in the pandemic, in April 2020, COVID-19 outbreak took place at an Atlanta-based nursing home where almost all residents of...
New senior care survey reveals high levels of worry during COVID-19 and the holiday season among people caring for older adults
As we navigate the 2020 holiday season amid a global pandemic, families whose older loved ones receive professional senior care...
Aging in community: What it is and how it can benefit older adults’ well-being
When it comes to ensuring that an older adult’s lifestyle is conducive to being happy and healthy, aging in community...
How to find an anti-racist long-term care facility, according to experts
As our nation reckons with its legacy of racism, family caregivers grapple with the implications of racism on the long-term...
The cost of continuing care retirement communities: Can you afford it?
From independent living to assisted living and nursing home care, CCRCs can provide its residents with varied levels of care. There...
This is how much senior care costs in 2019
As Baby Boomers move into their golden years, their adult-aged children are feeling the financial and emotional strain of caring...
How much does Medicaid pay for assisted living?
For many seniors, making the switch to assisted living can come with a host of challenges — not the least...
How to Support Your Parent’s Senior Living Facility Romance
Love knows no age, but is this the right step for your parent? When you were choosing a senior...