Family Caregiver

Every family experiences disagreements from time to time. Get everyone on the same page by using these steps for healthy communication and cooperation.

What do you do when your loved one is suffering from depression? It's essential for us caregivers to know how to stave off depression in ourselves and those we care for.

There's no way to really know how long we'll live, but that doesn't stop us from wondering. I recently played one of those online games that's allegedly supposed to tell you how many years you've got left.

Handling Charlie's dementia-induced obsessions sometimes forces me to lie in order to keep him calm.

Why do so many people still underestimate the value of family caregivers?

The caregiver's path is unpredictable, but we somehow seem to keep moving forward for the sake of our loved ones--even when things seem impossible.

I'm Marlis Powers—caregiver, grandmother, cancer-survivor. I care for my husband, Charlie, who has dementia. I'll be sharing my perspectives as a spousal caregiver with the AgingCare community through an ongoing series of blog posts.

After decades of respecting Mom and Dad, it isn’t easy to wrap your head around the idea of parenting your parent. Use these coping strategies to get you through trying times as you and your loved one accept your new roles.

For caregivers, the difficult days and responsibilities seem endless. Embracing positive caregiving moments makes bad times tolerable.

Discover 5 factors that can lead to a senior's bad mood. Learn how to deal with the constant complaints, criticisms and demands.

Although PTSD is commonly associated with survivors of disasters, the emotional strain of caregiving can have serious and unexpected long-term effects on a caregiver’s mental health.

Caregivers can be hit especially hard by mid-life regret because of the life-altering decisions they have to make, both for themselves and their loved ones.

Family caregivers benefit their loved one's health in multiple ways. They may even help prevent their loved ones from being re-admitted to the hospital unnecessarily, according to a recent study.

Most people have very little understanding of what it truly means to be a caregiver, let alone how to support a caregiver. Sadly, even long-standing friendships can fall by the wayside as caregiving takes up more and more of one’s time and energy.

Everyone has an emotional calendar that influences how they feel about and approach certain times of the year. Awareness of these connections can allow you to break negative emotional patterns and develop and promote positive ones.

For many, being a family caregiver involves our own aging parents and our significant other’s mom and dad, too. When dealing with elderly in laws, how much care can you be expected to provide, and how much say do you have in their care decisions?

Women with multiple children may have a preference for which of their offspring will act as their caregiver when they get older. A study finds that older women experience heightened levels of stress when cared for by a child who isn't their first choice.

Providing care for a senior can be very rewarding, but without a balanced care plan and regular respite, family caregivers risk developing serious mental and physical health problems of their own.

This Independence Day, try celebrating in a different way. Break out your inner rebel and have some safe, good-natured fun.

One caregiver decided to honor her mother and walk across America to raise awareness for Seniors. She sold her house to finance her walk across America to raise funds for caregiver and elder care programs.