Articles On:caregiving
5 Top Benefits of Respite Care
Caregiving can be challenging, draining the caregiver’s emotional resources. We look at five benefits of ...
Ask Amy: ‘Dad’s Caregivers Ask for Money’
“Dad’s caregivers ask for money, even though we pay them well and treat them well,” ...
Ask Amy: Unwilling Caregiver
A family has become the unwilling caregiver for a father post-surgery. Now that Dad has ...
Caregivers in Rural Communities
Latorius Adams of the Harnett County Family Caregiver Program in North Carolina addresses specific challenges ...
Do You Have Family in a Nursing Home?
Terri L. Jones, a regular contributor to Seniors Guide, shares her family’s experience after moving ...
How Refusing Help Alienates Us from Others
Psychologist Mark Borg, co-author of Making Your Crazy Work for You, discusses the downsides of ...
Exhausted Caregiver Deserves a Break
By Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency In this edition of “Ask Amy,” advice columnist Amy ...
Getting Help from a Home Care Agency
by Catherine Siskos, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Being a caregiver is a difficult job. If a ...
Lessons on Caregiving from Aging Pets
by Margit Novack In “Caregiving,” a chapter in Squint: Re-visioning the Second Half of Life, ...
‘Squint: Re-visioning the Second Half of Life’
Margit Novack offers a unique perspective on aging – as a professional working with seniors ...
