Category: Planning

More help needed for kids with disabilities who age out of care system, parents say

by External Article | Sep 25, 2019 | 24/7 Caregiving, Baby Boom Generation, Care Work Library, Caring for a Child, Generation X, Long Term Caregiving, Planning | 0 Comments

For most adults, their 21st birthday is an exciting time marking another step toward independence....

6 Ways Caregivers Can Celebrate Senior Citizen’s Day, Every Day

by Kayla Matthews | Sep 7, 2019 | Caregiving Relationships, Planning | 0 Comments

Why wait a whole year to use Senior Citizen’s Day to spend time with a loved one? Take inspiration from this list to show older adults you care.

Your Long-Term Care Insurance Rate Spiked. Now What?

by External Article | Aug 23, 2019 | Baby Boom Generation, Care Work Library, Finances, Long Term Caregiving, Planning | 0 Comments

Karen Herzog, a retired high school teacher, bought a long-term care insurance policy 12 years ago...

The real midlife crisis confronting many Americans

by External Article | Jul 15, 2019 | Baby Boom Generation, Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Finances, Planning, Sandwich Generation | 0 Comments

Instead of more time spent in Florida, she’s still stuck in snowy upstate New York. She traded...

Growing Up Ethan: How do you find independence when you’re coming of age with autism?

by External Article | Jul 2, 2019 | Art, Care Work Library, Caring for a Child, Long Term Caregiving, Planning | 0 Comments

In the fall of 2006, when I reached out to the Floquet-McGovern family as part of a photography...

In Gentrifying D.C., a Family Inheritance Becomes LGBT Housing

by External Article | Jun 28, 2019 | Care Work Library, Housing, Planning | 0 Comments

When Imani Woody’s father had a stroke in 2005, he came home from the hospital in a wheelchair....

At 75, Taking Care of Mom, 99: ‘We Did Not Think She Would Live This Long’

by External Article | Jun 27, 2019 | Baby Boom Generation, Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Finances, Housing, Long Term Caregiving, Planning | 0 Comments

Ms. Faye is 75, and her mother, Yetta Meisel, a widow, is 99. The former art teacher fills her...

Preparing for End-of-Life Care

by Kayla Matthews | Jun 25, 2019 | Caregiving 101, Death & Dying, Planning | 0 Comments

No one wants to think about end-of-life care, but it remains an unavoidable inevitability for all...

How you know when your parents need more support

by Guest Author | Apr 30, 2019 | Caring for a Parent, Planning | 0 Comments

Are your parents able to live independently, or is it time to hire a caregiver to help them out? There are many signs that indicate when it’s time to hire in-home elderly care for seniors. From changing routines to poor hygiene, here are six of the biggest ones.

10 Rules We Can Learn From Aging Parents Now

by Guest Author | Apr 16, 2019 | After Caregiving, Caring for a Grandparent, Caring for a Parent, Finding Meaning, Fitness, Planning | 0 Comments

We watch elderly parents make choices we swear we would NEVER do. Yet so many of our aging loved...

These Real-Life ‘Golden Girls’ Moved in Together in Their 60s. Here’s How They Make it Work

by External Article | Mar 27, 2019 | Care Work Library, Housing, Planning | 0 Comments

Louise Bardswich was in her late 50s and searching for a new retirement home for her mother when...

How to Know if Your Loved One Needs Assistive Aids

by Kayla Matthews | Mar 7, 2019 | Planning, The Caregiver's Toolbox | 0 Comments

One skill you’ll acquire as you grow as a caregiver is learning to recognize when your loved one needs help but doesn’t know how to ask for it. A frequent example of this is the need for assistive aids.

When we sent our son away

by External Article | Feb 20, 2019 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Child, Long Term Caregiving, Planning | 0 Comments

Diane Gill Morris was 25 when her first son, Kenny, was born. About 15 months later, she and her...

How Do Primary Caregivers Stay on Top of Medical Information?

by Kayla Matthews | Jan 24, 2019 | Planning | 0 Comments

With so much to think about and consider, it’s hard for many to stay on top of all the medical information they’re in charge of. Thankfully, there are productive ways to organize medical information and focus on caregiving.

Can a Person With Dementia Draft a Will?

by External Article | Jan 23, 2019 | Care Work Library, Planning | 0 Comments

A person who has dementia can draft a will, if certain criteria are met and if they are deemed to...

What it means to be a Caretaker – You’re not Alone

by Guest Author | Dec 21, 2018 | Caring for a Romantic Partner, Planning | 0 Comments

I was asked by people to share what it means to be a caretaker several months ago. What does it...

When you have a serious hereditary disease, who has a right to know?

by Mosaic Science | Nov 27, 2018 | Baby Boom Generation, Caring for a Parent, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Long Term Caregiving, Millennial Generation, Planning | 0 Comments

Genetic diagnosis is getting ever more sophisticated. But as doctors uncover diseases that are...

Married, Paralyzed and Moving On

by External Article | Nov 20, 2018 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Generation X, Long Term Caregiving, Planning, Working Family Caregivers | 0 Comments

Three weeks after Rachel Swidenbank and Hiroki Takeuchi got married, an accident changed...

How AI Could Provide a Solution to the Caregiving Gap

by Kayla Matthews | Nov 1, 2018 | Caregiving 101, Outside Resources, Planning | 0 Comments

While there are a lot of ideas in development, none of these can help right now. However, the present is not fruitless. There are a few technologies currently being implemented to help with the caregiving process.