When it comes to the residential aspects of eldercare, homecare is often the most preferable option.  I was the primary caregiver to my grandmother and she-like the vast majority of older people (over 80%)-preferred to remain in her own home.  For most, this is an...

According to the the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP (2012), 65.7 million caregivers make up 29 percent of the US adult population and provide care to someone who is ill, disabled, or aged. Eighty percent of the care provided to the elderly in the United...

The importance of remembering to, and prioritizing caring for yourself – especially when caring for others – cannot be overstated. You must make your own well-being a high priority. Even though caring for yourself may seem like one more thing on an already overcrowded...

  Dear Mr. Eldercare101: Thank you for the work you do. You helped save my family. About 5 years ago my grandmother, who is 80, starting showing signs that something was wrong. My parents took her to a few doctors and seemed more depressed every time they came home....

Today everyone is “over-scheduled”. This is especially true when you have young kids, older parents or both-which is the situation for almost 50% of caregivers to the elderly. Between work, kids, social/civic obligations etc. most people struggle to keep track of what...

When parents are no longer able to take care of themselves, their relatives must make the decisions about their long termcare. But how do we approach these uneasy conversations? who spend time with elderly loved ones will notice that they are starting to decline and...