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Blog: Through the Glass
A Narrative by Julie A. Dickison, PsyD It was cold or it was hot, sometimes rainy, and always quiet outside the glass. Except when the big lawnmowers were running in the summer. Back and forth, back and forth in ever tightening circles. On some...
Article: 9 Types of Issues to Address When Helping Older Parents
This is an excerpt from an article first published on the Better Health While Aging website. Read the full article here. Most older adults don’t need much help from others. In fact, many of them are quite busy assisting others and otherwise contributing to their...
Article: Caring For Aging Parents In Today’s Busy Society
This is an excerpt from an article first published on the Aging in Place website. Read the full article here. You can be productive at work while still giving your aging parents the care and attention you would love to give them. Isolation, loneliness, and boredom are...
Article: Support for caregivers is helpful
This is an excerpt from an article first published on the Citrus County Chronicle website. Read the full article here. At some point in a son or daughter's life, the role of caregiver may shift. Where parents once took care of their children, aging parents very...
Article: ‘Granny flats’ could be answer for many family caregivers
This is an excerpt from an article first published on WXII News. Read the full article here. A year ago, Vorng Thep’s parents lived in an apartment they couldn’t afford, in an area at least 15 minutes from their closest adult child. As a couple in their 80s, they...
Article: How do I talk to my aging parents about finances?
This is an excerpt from an article first published on MyWalletHero. Read the full article here. If you’re wondering how to talk to your ageing parents about finances, you’re not alone. Research commissioned by Lloyds Bank has found that over 50% of Brits have a hard...
Article: Parenting Your Aging Parents When They Don’t Want Help
This is an excerpt from a Kaiser Health News article. Read the full article here. David Solie’s 89-year-old mother, Carol, was unyielding. “No, I will not move,” she told her son every time he suggested that she leave her home and relocate to a senior living...
Article: Caught in the middle: Today’s older adults are caring for adult children and aging parents
This is an excerpt from a PR Newswire article. Read the full article here. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- For many older adults, seeing parents, children and even grandchildren is a regular occurrence, often because they are living under the same roof...
Article: Fast-Forward: Take Control of the Rest of Your Life
This is an excerpt from a Next Avenue article. Read the full article here. One of the hardest parts about aging is preparing for it. That's why most of us haven't. If you were to ask around, one out of three of us don’t even know who would take care of us should we...
Article: The crisis affecting employees that they’re too afraid to speak up about
This is an excerpt from a Employee Benefits News article. Read the full article here. "It’s estimated that more than 41.8 million Americans are unpaid caregivers for another adult, according to a recently released AARP report. There are 8 million more caregivers today...