Solo Aging ♦ Senior Living ♦ Aging Parents
I returned to my hotel room last night with a heavy heart after giving a presentation to people who attended my talk about planning for the future. Many attendees said they chose to retire and wished they had not done so. They said that they feel depressed, lonely, and lost most days. To retire or […]
What is age for anyway? Read More »
Award-winning journalist and Reuters contributor, Chris Taylor wrote an insightful article titled, The Last Taboo: Why nobody talks about money. Chris states that many Americans point to personal finances as the most challenging chat anyone can possibly have. So what’s going on here? Is it a family trait of silence? Is it fear of being
Why is No One in the Family Talking About Money? Read More »
Who will take care of me when I’m old? This unsettling question is on the minds of millions of people who have never married, are separated, divorced, or widowed. With people living longer than ever, if we live long enough, all of us can expect to age solo. In recent years, the definition of solo aging has
Aging Alone? Here’s a simple plan. Read More »
The notion that we should care for each other out of love and duty is deeply rooted in our moral code; but do we family caregivers have to go broke in the process? Plus, how will caregiving affect us emotionally being on call seven days a week, 24-hours a day? And what if we find
Get Paid for Family Caregiving? Why not? Read More »
If you are currently one of the millions of adults who are living alone, understandably you may be focused on the question, who will take care of me when I’m old? It is, after all, a real concern that solo agers contemplate every single day. At the same time, there’s another aspect of living alone
Living Alone? Guess who’s coming to dinner? Read More »
Every week, it never fails that I get an email from an angry family member who complains about siblings who do not do their fair share of parent caregiving. They ask for help, yet brothers and sisters flat out refuse to be of assistance and/or ignore requests altogether. What’s going on? Truth is family caregiving
Aging Parents: Are you at war with siblings? Read this. Read More »
When we manage the care of another, we tend to do everything within our means to be of service – we run errands; we cook and clean; we attend medical appointments. Caregiving tasks seem never ending. There’s always something to do. We caregivers have a strong desire to be useful. But doing too much too
Hey Caregivers – are you doing too much too soon? Read More »
You have a feeling that it’s time to pay attention to your aging parents. They are healthy and active now, but you are well aware of what may happen down the road. They may be diagnosed with a chronic illness. Or worse yet, they may run out of money. And YOU don’t want to be
Worried about your aging parents? Don’t say a word to them until you read this. Read More »
Let’s say your mom got scammed by someone over the phone and kept it a secret because she felt foolish and embarrassed. Or conversations with Dad escalate into shouting matches on a regular basis. You’re so angry all the time that by now you’re beginning to suffer from physical symptoms like headaches, frequent colds, interrupted
Anger, Caregiving, and Aging Parents: What To Do About It Read More »
Home care is now needed and you have decided to contact a local in-home agency rather than hire someone yourself. Grocery shopping, cooking, bathing, and laundry has become too much to handle. Hiring a professional caregiver to come into the home means that you are going to be dealing with many people coming and going
Hiring In-Home Helpers for Your Aging Parent? Do These Four Things Read More »