Betsy Gold

How to screen a caregiver (or as importantly, how NOT to screen a caregiver)

Perhaps the greatest amount of anxiety regarding home care surrounds the concept of letting a stranger into your loved one’s home.

How to Help Your Senior Avoid Loneliness While Aging in Place

Aging in place

With nearly 8 out of 10 seniors preferring to stay in their home as long as possible according to AARP, chances are...

When Your Senior Needs Care, You Need a Support Network

Finding care for your aging parent is a huge responsibility and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Can your dad age in place, or do you need to consider a residential facility? Should you hire a private caregiver or a licensed home health aide?

Did You Find the Right Caregiver? Tips for Choosing Before You Hire

At some point, your parents will need more than a simple helping hand around the house. When that happens, your family will need to enlist outside help if they wish to remain at home.

The Top 3 Benefits of Aging in Place

It’s not hard to see why so many seniors prefer to stay at home as they grow older rather than relocate to a nursing home or assisted living facility.

How to Set Boundaries With Aging Parents

When you have agreed to care for your mother or father as they age, the job you started doing can sometimes become too much.

Downsizing Your Parents’ Home: Resources and Benefits

Many experts would agree that once you hit your 40s and your parents hit their 70s, it’s time to have “the talk.”

Is Home Safe for Your Senior? Find Out with These 3 Questions and Checklist

For seniors and their adult children, the family home may be a source of comfort, safety, and happy memories, so it’s easy to understand the appeal of aging in place.

Overwhelmed by Home Care? We’ve Got No-Nonsense Answers

Spending your days worried about mom or dad?

Maybe Mom can no longer drive to bingo on Monday evenings and misses her friends. Or perhaps you noticed that Dad doesn’t bathe often enough, and his hygiene is suffering as a result.

Want Your Life Back? How to Handle Guilt When Caring For An Aging Parent

Whether you stepped in to help an elderly relative out of love, a sense of responsibility, or financial necessity, caregiving can sometimes feel like a burden – even for the most devoted family members.

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