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How to Deal With a Dying Parent: Support Them & Yourself
As your parent ages, the time will eventually come when you realize that the end of their life is approaching. Whether they’ve been battling a terminal illness for a long time or have taken a natural decline in health, there…
Navigating Caregiver Sibling Resentment: Challenges & Solutions
Despite growing up in the same household, siblings can be wildly different from one another in terms of personality, behavior, interests, and values. With that in mind, it’s no surprise that adult siblings can often butt heads when the care…
Respite Care for Elderly Parent: A Quick Guide to Short-Term Caregiver Relief
Being a caregiver for an elderly parent can be a rewarding experience in many ways. However, it is also a position that can prove to be demanding both emotionally and physically, leading to burnout in many cases. As such, family…
Becoming a Caregiver for a Parent: 5 Tips for Getting Started Helping Your Aging Parents
As your parents age, you may find yourself extending more help to them with daily tasks. Even if your parents are relatively healthy and mobile for their age, getting older can come along with all kinds of changes and challenges…
Dealing With the Guilt of Placing a Parent in a Nursing Home/Senior Living
The golden years can be a peaceful and fulfilling time in life, but they also come along with many changes. In addition to the change of pace in their day-to-day lives, many seniors will also need to move from their…
Home Care After Hospital Discharge: 6 Tips & Considerations
Hospital trips are never easy, especially when you see your loved one struggling with their health. And even after they get discharged from the hospital, you might find yourself wondering how to best take care of them. The doctors and…