Family Caregiver

Here are 4 ways to help caregivers revive and harness their personal talents. Find your inner strength and channel them into your life as a caregiver.

A little bit of education on the aging process can have a significant impact on the way employees and older customers interact.

Time management is never easy for family caregivers, but for those who are caring for more than one person, balancing it all can seem impossible. Use these tips to prioritize seniors’ needs, find respite care and avoid caregiver burnout.

Many adult children approach caring for elderly parents in a way that is perceived as overbearing instead of supportive. Use these tips to ensure you’re taking charge without taking over.

The myriad emotions that arise when a family member is dying are difficult enough under normal circumstances, but the holidays tend to complicate things even further. Allowing yourself to both celebrate and grieve will help make the most of this time with the people you love.

Personal connections are affecting family caregiving. Caregivers prefer to take care of people who took care of them.

Caring for two elderly loved ones while keeping your relationships strong. Caregiving changes your relationships forever.

Is your loved one's dementia-related irritability, anxiety or other behavior change difficult for you to handle? If your answer to this question is a resounding "Yes!" don't worry, you're not alone.

Family members who are caring for elderly loved ones are contributing more unpaid labor to society than two years ago, and that's straining families to the breaking point, according to a new report from AARP.

Effective caregiving is like a business. Taking the emotion out of the situation, being proactive, and have a solid plan of action can help you succeed and preserve your sanity.

Caregivers often turn to food as a source of comfort in times of stress. Use these steps to create a less stressful caregiving experience and stop emotional eating.

Caregivers often don't ask family members for the help they need, for fear of conflict. Here's how to get them to help you with your elderly mother and father and maintain the peace.

Adult children often refuse to accept that their parents are getting older, leading some to avoid participating in their care. Primary caregivers can use these tips to help their siblings embrace the reality of their parents’ current and future needs.

Family caregivers persevere and wake up every day to face new challenges. Why? Because they care.

Watching the decline of an elderly parent with Alzheimer's disease takes patience, understanding and calmness.

Many of us feel alone when we are trying to care for our aging parents. When we have one parent who has dementia, it is hard. When both are diagnosed, it is often nearly unbearable.

Elderly loved ones may be able to downplay changes in their health and abilities between visits, but holiday gatherings allow you to see firsthand how they’re faring. Know the signs of age-related decline and how to address them.

A senior’s ability to judge time often changes, whether due to advancing age or a disease like dementia. But, when a loved one’s time management quirks infringe on a caregiver's schedule, tensions can rise.

It’s about boundaries. Start setting reasonable but strict limits of when you can be available and when you can’t, and don’t allow yourself to be manipulated.

No, you are not horrible—and I know exactly how you feel because my father was so difficult we had to threaten him with “Shady Pines” frequently.