Sharing Caregiving Duties among Siblings

Sharing Caregiving Duties among Siblings

Helping Mom and Dad: Sharing Caregiving Duties among Siblings   If you are between the ages of forty and sixty-five, chances are you or someone you know is spending time during the week caring for aging parents. In the early stages, this care might mean providing...
Costs of Care, Part 1: Options for Senior Living

Costs of Care, Part 1: Options for Senior Living

Options for Senior Living This is the first post in a three-part series on the costs of senior care. The series discusses options available for seniors’ living and care, the costs involved, and how those costs can be covered.  In this first post, we look at the...
Caregiving from a Distance

Caregiving from a Distance

Helpful tips when caregiving from a distance As the world becomes globalized, families find themselves dispersed throughout different cities, provinces, and even countries.  Brothers and sisters move away from their parents, often for work, and then establish their...
Costs of Care, Part 3: How to pay for Care

Costs of Care, Part 3: How to pay for Care

How to Pay for care This is the third post in a three-part series on the costs of senior care. In the first post, we looked at the various options available to seniors: retirement homes, assisted living, long term care (LTC) homes, and in-home caregiving. In the...
Grocery Shopping for Seniors

Grocery Shopping for Seniors

Tips to Help Grocery Shopping for Seniors As we age, there are a lot of “little things” that can become more difficult to accomplish. Although these tasks seem small, they add up to a lot, and it is our ability to carry them out that allows us to be independent and to...