Five weeks into the lockdown I wrote a blog asking where do we find hope. I had read in the Chicago Tribune about Anthony Gay, who as a...

A dear friend of mine lost her mom to vascular dementia in January of this year. I asked her to write out her experience because of the...

AARP published an article on May 20th: “Is it ok to visit older family members at home now?". According to a report from the National...

Received word this last week that there are 2 cases of COVID-19 at my mom’s assisted living facility. Both are residents and both...

This blog is dedicated to my good friend Christine. I was given permission to use her, and her mother’s names. In my years working as a...

As we enter another 5 weeks of sheltering-in-place (for some of us), and for our loved ones in facilities in lockdown, where do we find...

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention presented a webinar this last week on Mental Health and COVID-19. The speaker was Josh...

I viewed a webinar on YouTube called “Older Adults and Isolation During COVID-19.” It was presented by Mental Health America, a...

I’ve been giving much thought to what social distancing is doing to our loved ones who are now in lockdown in facilities. The lockdown is...

Fears arise as we think how the Coronavirus could possibly affect our frail loved ones. Statistics show that the mortality rate for...

I studied a number of years ago under noted social worker Naomi Feil. Naomi developed Validation Therapy after working for years with...

In the book “The Soul of Care”, the author Arthur Kleinman MD talks about a nursing facility he had visited when thinking about placing...

I read in a magazine that more than half of caregivers say they had no plan in place when they took on the job of dealing with dementia....

Arthur Kleinman, author of a new book, “The Soul of Care”, says “Caregiving is perhaps the most ubiquitous activity of human beings, and...

“A good friend is like a rare shell washed upon a quiet beach. One who discovers such a friend finds a priceless gift from God.” - Quote...

Have you ignored your own health since starting on this caregiving journey? When was the last time you saw your family doctor or...

Do you dread that call from the hospital, assisted living facility, nursing home, or even the next room?