How can you ensure that your child will remain well cared for and secure once others assume the role of guardian or caregiver? While...

If you are a caregiver looking for financial assistance, there are several programs that may be able to help you. While you will still...

Elderspeak occurs when someone in a senior’s life, whether well-meaning or not, uses language that talks down to an older adult by...

There are currently several different types of therapies being used to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer’s and dementia. One new type of...

When it comes to how Mom is taken care of and by whom, there are often disagreements. If you are Mom’s primary caregiver, you may...

Advances in technology in the past few decades have allowed us to monitor ourselves and others. These advances have given us the ability...

A businessman with a $2.5 billion estate passed away in 1976. He was single and many individuals, mostly unrelated to him, filed more...

Sometimes, it’s hard for those closest to us to recognize when it’s time for a change, and it can be harder still for our loved ones to...

Being a caregiver is a very important job that requires a lot of skill, effort, and time from you, the caregiver. Sometimes, spending...

Selecting a nursing home for a loved one is one of the most important and difficult decisions that you may be asked to make. This...

When you’re devoting so much time and energy to caring for Mom, it can be easy to let your own health and wellness take a backseat. But...

It’s instinctive to want a map. Where’s the next turn? It’s a human thought pattern. After we find out that a loved one has Alzheimer’s...

Hollywood can be a great platform to provide mass exposure to many of the issues and challenges that plague society. It’s like the...

What is the best way to find a good in-home caregiver for my elderly mother? Finding a good in-home caregiver that’s dependable,...

Published August 17, 2012 United Methodist Foundation for the Tennessee and Memphis Conferences Planning for retirement and senior care...

By: Henry C. Weatherby, Esq., CLU, ChFC, CEBS Many of our clients are caring for or being cared for by a loved one. More than 65 million...

A colleague in Chicago, Robert Stelletello, Owner of Right at Home Oak Park / Chicago, has shared these thoughts in an ElderCare Matters...