By Kristen Hicks

Hired caregivers – also known as private caregivers – become part of your and your parent’s life in many ways. They spend a lot of time in the home, helping with activities of daily living and other duties that people are used to performing alone. They inevitably form some...

Many seniors have spent years turning the house they own into a home that perfectly matches their preferences and style. Living at home also provides a sense of comfort, independence and privacy that some seniors feel they may not receive in senior living. In the course of aging,...

Little by little, your parent or senior loved one’s care needs have grown and you can no longer balance providing the care they need with a full-time job or other responsibilities. You’d like to keep caregiving in the family but need to create a caregiver contract with your...

If taking care of your parent or senior loved one has meant giving up some (or all) of your own income, you might wonder if there’s a way for you to tap into some of the pay for in-home care offered by services like long-term care insurance or Medicaid. In a lot of cases, these...

As your parents age, it can become a struggle to respect their autonomy and independence while making sure you take all the right steps to keep them protected for the future. It’s a phase in life that comes with some difficult decisions that you and your family will have to make...

You’ve had the hard conversation with your family. You know your parent needs more care than you can manage now and you recognize that you will need to become a full-time caregiver. Unfortunately, you can’t just give up having an income, especially when caregiving itself comes...

It’s time. Your family has had a number of discussions about your parent’s increasing need for care and have come to the decision that an assisted living or memory care community is the best choice. Just making that decision is a big step, but now there’s a lot of work to do to...

The costs of family caregiving are enough without losing any more income in the journey. One option that could help you provide your parent’s care while still providing financially, is working from home. While it’s not an option available to everyone, working from home is...

How are you planning to celebrate Father’s Day this year? Whether your dad just recently moved into a skilled nursing home or he’s been at the residence for a while now, you know he has limited space to keep his belongings in, especially if he lives in a shared room. You...

Dad may struggle to remember what’s happening from day to day, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t look for ways to bring moments of joy to his life. A great Father’s Day gift can potentially bring him some comfort or joy day after day in memory care. Gifts for...