Many years ago, heading into the newsroom when I was a rookie TV reporter, I was greeted by the remnants of a dramatic scene; a workplace nightmare. One of our managers, a workaholic in his early sixties, had just had …
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The National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP report there are 5 to 7 million long-distance caregivers in the U.S. who are caring for an older relative - a number that is expected to double over the next 15 years. They …
With backing from Microsoft and the city’s Department for the Aging, Selfhelp has created a “virtual senior center” for about a dozen low-income elderly people, with six more scheduled to join the party at the end of the summer. Even …
When your elderly relative needs to enter some sort of long-term care facility — a moment few parents or children approach without dread — what you’d like to have is clarity. Does assisted living really mark a great improvement over …
IN the wee hours of July 14, Elizabeth Roach, a 70-year-old widow, got out of bed and went to the living room of her Virginia ranch home. She sat in her favorite chair for 15 minutes, then returned to bed. …
They are disputes that can split apart families: Mom's left a pot on the stove again, so her daughters want her to give up her house. Dad's got more scrapes on his car, so his kids want to take away …
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“Americans hate aging,” said Joanne Corbett, executive director of Elderly Services Inc. in Middlebury. Her listeners, attendees at an “Introductory Eldercare” class last month, were all caring for — or thinking ahead to a time when they would be caring …
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If you're caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's, you're in plenty of company. Nearly 11 million people take care of the 5.3 million Americans with the disease, a number that's expected to grow to almost 16 million by 2050, …
There are many social advantages to helping seniors live on their own as opposed to placing them in nursing homes. Maintaining a degree of independence is a goal of nearly all people yet, as with most things, it comes down …
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Harry and Barbara Cooper are telling everyone how their marriage has lasted seven decades. On the day of their 72nd wedding anniversary, they leaned toward each other, hands tenderly clasped, as they peered into the camera. 'It's a give-and-take situation," …
The secrets of a 72-year marriage from the 'Original Grandparents' Read more »