How we conceive of autonomy, goodness, and justice (or their absence) serves as a fulcrum to...
Category: Caring for a Neighbor
Who Will Care for ‘Kinless’ Seniors?
When her sister died three years ago, Ms. Ingersoll joined the ranks of older Americans considered...
A Deep Dive into Deep Kindness: What It Really Means to Be Kind
One of the most dangerous narratives we have in our culture currently is this idea that kindness...
We need a queer and trans revolution in care for older adults
I’ve spent the past decade and a half feeling afraid of where I might end up living when I get...
On Alternative Forms of Communal Care and Expanded Kinship Circles
We need not look far to find cultures where caring kinships have been arranged differently....
How to Help Comfort a Loved One During a Hospital Stay
Follow these tips to make their hospital stay as easy as possible.
Should I Get Involved in Helping a Neighbor With Dementia?
I live in a large co-op apartment building in Manhattan. Our staff is lovely and caring. A staff...
Meet Jack Carlson, The MacGuyver Of Adaptive Bikes
We had a lady that called that was selling the trikes that we sell, and she wanted to get out of...
#WeAllCare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAfEvHQ5ZNc Three amazing women share their caregiving stories....
The dangerous topic of appreciation
Does the person who you caregive for appreciate what you do? It's a dangerous question to ask,...
What do you miss most about your “old life”?
Caregiving changes your life forever. Even when caregiving ends, we've been transformed. Here's...
It Was Like Nothing Else in My Life Up to Now
I was only three hours away, but I was absent for most of my mom’s sickness. I had class. I had...
A Comic About Aging Together
Jane Komori's comic explores her grandparent's experiences in aging and what their lives can teach...
On Vanishing
Janet Adkins, a fifty-four-year-old English teacher, decided to make herself gone before the...