When a parent or a family member is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, family life becomes chaotic. Life, as you once knew it is not the same. You live in a routine of stress and anxiety each and everyday. If you also have your own family life and job, the burden and stress is one hundred [...]

You Can’t Be Too Careful! There are many aspects to safety in the home and in general, than you may ever realize. This articles covers: safety issues in and around the home, preventing falls, food safety, preparing for emergencies and managing medications. Even the coziest home can hold hidden hazards, especially as we get older [...]

Many of the changes we experience as we grow older… loss of loved ones, health, career, independence… can be a difficult adjustment. These kinds of losses can cause grieving and sadness, which can go on for weeks… even months. But if it goes beyond that and leads to loss of hope and joy, it’s not [...]

  A parent’s refusal of help is one situation that obviously can make it more difficult to care for a loved one – in fact, it can be downright frustrating!   If all you want to do is give your parents the assistance they need, and they respond to you with behavior that seems more [...]