Taking Care of Mommy Documentary
“Taking Care of Mommy” – a short documentary about the challenges of caring for an elderly parent Part 1 Part 2
Category Archives: Daughter as Caregiver
Tax Tips for Caregivers
This information has been culled from the following sources: CNN Money A Place for Mom ElderCare Link AgingCare.com This is for informational purposes only. You should be sure to check with an accountant or the IRS when you are preparing your tax return. Tax laws are complicated and ever changing. The AARP also offers free…
Becoming Your Parents Parent
By Rebecca Lippel Greenwich Citizen There seems to be an evolution to the life cycle. We begin as dependent infants and children in absolute need of our parents to protect and nurture us. The teen years appear to be a time to push away from that same protection and nurturing we crave when entering the…
When Parent Child Roles Reverse
By Marilyn C. Ellis So often I hear frustrated clients tell me, “Help, my elderly parents are so stubborn and they are driving me crazy!” I completely understand this frustration as I have been there too. My elderly mother became more and more forgetful as she got older. She would forget to eat and drink. …
Dementia Arguments
How to Win Dementia Arguments By Frena Gray-Davidson So, here are useful words and phrases to use while arguing with people with dementia. Ready? Okay, here goes: 1. Uh-huh; 2. Really? 3. I know. 4. You do? 5. Okay then. You can’t possibly lose a dementia argument using these. Oh, did I mention that no-one…
“I secretly wish my elderly mother would die”
By Carol Bradley Bursack, AgingCare.com Occasionally, someone on the AgingCare.com forum will say that they secretly wish the parent for whom they are caring would die. The parent is sick, miserable and hard to care for. The caregiver wants her or his life back. Of course, those who admit they have had this thought wonder…
Amy Grant
Amy Grant on being a caregiver to an elderly parent… Amy is featured in this week’s PEOPLE Magazine discussing the greatest challenge – and greatest lesson — of her life as she navigates the ‘new reality’ of a parent with dementia and embraces the unexpected gifts it brings. The article is written by Eileen Finan…
Facing Reality: Caregiving Has Changed Your Life
By Carol Bradley BursackAgingCare.com One question that is often asked on Agingcare.com is, “How do I deal with the reality of leaving behind the life I had in order to become the primary caregiver to my parents?” The words used vary by the questioner, but the question is essentially the same. How do we cope…
Families on the Brink: What to do about Mom and Dad?
ABC News Special Series, Families on the Brink Round-table Discussion on How to Help Aging Parents ABC News – Families on the Brink: What to do about Mom and Dad? As the baby boom generation approaches retirement age, millions of Americans are facing one wrenching question: What to do about Mom and Dad? The country…
Lose the Caregiver Guilt
Feel at Peace: Lose the Caregiver Guilt By Carol Bradley Bursack, AgingCare.com Scene one: The first call of the day from your mom you can handle. “Oh, hi, Mom. Yes, it’s a pretty day. Maybe you should walk down the hall and see Marian?” You chat awhile and then say, “Bye. Love you, too.” Five…