Adaptive Footwear Can Aid Comfort and Joint Health While Helping You Prevent Falls
Sponsored While the average person is unlikely to do high jumps or run marathons, even daily life can wear out our joints. Over time, this wear may become apparent through pain. Age aside, diseases...              Related Stories10 Things Not to Say to a Person Living with DementiaWhy Do Some People with Dementia Who Never Swore Use Coarse Language?Ways to Comfort and Minimize Grief for a Surviving Spouse with Dementia  (Source: Minding Our Elders)
Source: Minding Our Elders - December 9, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Tags: Caregiving Dementia care Disability @egosancares @silverts adaptive clothing Alzheimer's Muscular Dystrophy Source Type: blogs

Ways to Comfort and Minimize Grief for a Surviving Spouse with Dementia
Deciding whether to tell someone who is cognitively impaired that their spouse has died is a serious and often recurring struggle. Dementia and death are sad and challenging enough on their own, but when...              Related Stories10 Steps Toward Gratitude During Difficult Times10 Things Not to Say to a Person Living with DementiaFor Older Adults, Competence and Cognitive Capacity Override Age  (Source: Minding Our Elders)
Source: Minding Our Elders - December 8, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Tags: Alzheimer's Caregiving Death and dying Grief Death of a spouse dementia dementia and greif Source Type: blogs

Welcome To Our New Look!
Hello new readers and loyal subscribers! You may have seen a few days go bywithout new posts and/or perhaps you haven’t received your customary newsletter. …Or maybe your experience was seamless. I can always...                (Source: Minding Our Elders)
Source: Minding Our Elders - December 7, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Tags: Uncategorized #caregiving #NewBlogDomain #newlookcaregiving #mindingourelders Source Type: blogs

Siblings Who Care More About Their Inheritance Than Mom and Dad ’s Care
Ah, siblings. Some are a joy—our very first and forever friends in life. Others are more of a nuisance, a source of drama that comes and goes over the years. But when a parent...              Related StoriesHandling Sibling Criticism During the HolidaysHow Hiring a Handyman Can Help Your Elderly Parents (and Maybe Help You, too)Geriatric Care Managers Can Help Busy Caregivers  (Source: Minding Our Elders)
Source: Minding Our Elders - December 6, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Tags: Aging parents Caregiving Siblings caregiving siblings inheritance Source Type: blogs

Handling Sibling Criticism During the Holidays
You’re doing everything you can to help your aging parent(s) maintain a high quality of life. For the most part, you are succeeding, but then the holiday season arrives. This is the time of...              Related StoriesHow to Stay Sane During the Holidays as a Sandwich Generation CaregiverHow Hiring a Handyman Can Help Your Elderly Parents (and Maybe Help You, too)Geriatric Care Managers Can Help Busy Caregivers  (Source: Minding Our Elders)
Source: Minding Our Elders - December 5, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Tags: Caregiving Holidays Siblings aging parents caregiving siblings Christmas Source Type: blogs

For Older Adults, Competence and Cognitive Capacity Override Age
Dear Carol: In general, around what age should older people stop managing their own finances?  When should they stop driving? ​ Do doctors check older people for cognitive problems at checkups? My parents are in...              Related StoriesHow Hiring a Handyman Can Help Your Elderly Parents (and Maybe Help You, too)Geriatric Care Managers Can Help Busy CaregiversWhen Parents with Dementia Don’t Realize They Need Help  (Source: Minding Our Elders)
Source: Minding Our Elders - December 4, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Tags: Aging Brain Health Caregiving agingparents Cognitive health dementia Source Type: blogs

How Hiring a Handyman Can Help Your Elderly Parents (and Maybe Help You, too)
Many elders want to keep their homes. Many are not in undue danger of falling unless they climb a ladder that they shouldn’t climb. They can shovel the sidewalk after a light snow shower, but...              Related StoriesHaving “The Talk”: How to Discuss End-of-Life Issues with ParentsGeriatric Care Managers Can Help Busy CaregiversCaregiver Guilt: How to Stop Feeling Guilty About Elderly Parents  (Source: Minding Our Elders)
Source: Minding Our Elders - December 3, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Tags: Aging parents Brain Health Caregiving @agingcare aging in place handyman hiring help for older adults Source Type: blogs

Geriatric Care Managers Can Help Busy Caregivers
Geriatric care management is a rapidly growing field in the elder care industry. As most caregivers know, researching and coordinating all the care options and resources available for aging loved ones is a never-ending...              Related StoriesHandling Controlling Elderly ParentsHaving “The Talk”: How to Discuss End-of-Life Issues with Parents10 Steps Toward Gratitude During Difficult Times  (Source: Minding Our Elders)
Source: Minding Our Elders - December 2, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Tags: Aging parents Caregiving Dementia @aginglifecare caregiving support gcm geriatric care managers parent care Source Type: blogs

Geriatric Care Managers Can Help Busy Caregivers
Geriatric care management is a rapidly growing field in the elder care industry. As most caregivers know, researching and coordinating all the care options and resources available for aging loved ones is a never-ending process. Many would rather use their precious time visiting with family members or seeing to their own health instead of filling out paperwork, juggling appointments and searching for sources of financial assistance. This is where geriatric care managers (GCMs) come in.  What Is a Geriatric Care Manager? Geriatric care managers (also known as Aging Life Care Professionals or ALCPs) are usually r...
Source: Minding Our Elders - December 2, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs

How to Stay Sane During the Holidays as a Sandwich Generation Caregiver
…Prior to an aging parent’s health issues, the busy season described above would be a “normal” Christmas for you and your family. Things would be rushed but still mostly pleasant. Not now. The house...              Related StoriesCaregiver Guilt: How to Stop Feeling Guilty About Elderly Parents10 Steps Toward Gratitude During Difficult TimesHandling Controlling Elderly Parents  (Source: Minding Our Elders)
Source: Minding Our Elders - December 1, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Tags: Aging parents Caregiving Guilt Holidays Christmas holiday caregiving sandwich generation Source Type: blogs

How to Stay Sane During the Holidays as a Sandwich Generation Caregiver
...Prior to an aging parent’s health issues, the busy season described above would be a “normal” Christmas for you and your family. Things would be rushed but still mostly pleasant. Not now. The house sits undecorated, your favorite cookie recipes have been swept into a corner on the kitchen counter, you’re behind on your holiday shopping and when you attend your kids’ programs, you fight to make yourself look like you actually want to be there. The addition of caregiving is often the tipping point between enjoying the holiday season and teetering on the edge of insanity... Continue reading on Agingcare for some...
Source: Minding Our Elders - December 1, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs

Having “The Talk”: How to Discuss End-of-Life Issues with Parents
…In my experience, I’ve found that it isn’t always seniors who avoid talking about death. Some do, of course, but many of our aging loved ones would like to discuss the legal and financial...              Related StoriesGeriatric Care Managers Can Help Busy CaregiversCaregiver Guilt: How to Stop Feeling Guilty About Elderly ParentsHandling Controlling Elderly Parents  (Source: Minding Our Elders)
Source: Minding Our Elders - November 30, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Tags: Aging parents Brain Health Caregiving end-of-life Having the talk parent care senior housing Source Type: blogs

Having “The Talk”: How to Discuss End-of-Life Issues with Parents
Photo credit Bennett Tobias ...In my experience, I’ve found that it isn’t always seniors who avoid talking about death. Some do, of course, but many of our aging loved ones would like to discuss the legal and financial arrangements they’ve made, as well as their preferences for end-of-life care and how they would like to handle their medical decisions if they were to become incapacitated. On the other hand, adult children often find excuses to delay frank discussions about serious illness and death. Few of us like to consider that our parents will die, but nothing will change this truth. In actuality, avoiding end-...
Source: Minding Our Elders - November 30, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs

Handling Controlling Elderly Parents
Maybe your controlling elderly mother demands that you keep her company around the clock, but she certainly won’t watch any of the television shows you enjoy. Your overbearing father might refuse to let you...              Related StoriesGeriatric Care Managers Can Help Busy Caregivers10 Steps Toward Gratitude During Difficult Times10 Things Not to Say to a Person Living with Dementia  (Source: Minding Our Elders)
Source: Minding Our Elders - November 29, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Tags: Caregiving Dementia Relationships aging parents controlling aging parents Source Type: blogs

Handling Controlling Elderly Parents
Maybe your controlling elderly mother demands that you keep her company around the clock, but she certainly won’t watch any of the television shows you enjoy. Your overbearing father might refuse to let you help him bathe, but there’s also no way he’ll ever let a professional bath aide set foot in the house. Perhaps your spouse complains constantly about the food you carefully prepare each day and the clothing you pick out for them every morning. You do all of these things out of love only to be met with disdain. While your loved one’s negative attitude is certainly frustrating, it’s important to unde...
Source: Minding Our Elders - November 29, 2022 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs