Taylor searched desperately for help, signing Amari up for therapy and putting her on waitlists...
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Sabrina’s Parents Love Her. But the Meltdowns Are Too Much.
Sabrina, who was given a diagnosis of autism coupled with a rare genetic disorder, has exhibited...
I feel guilty for checking my mother into long-term care against her will
For close to two hours, my mom had stubbornly resisted our cajoling, pleading and arguing as we...
When a Diagnosis Demands a Long-Term Money Strategy
A diagnosis may be alarming enough, but equally frightening can be the costs for medical...
The Care Crisis Isn’t What You Think
What my research participant made clear to me that day is that the lack of robust and accessible...
Photographer aims to capture strength of young caregivers
Growing up with a mother who had schizophrenia, Max Alexander had first-hand experience as a young...
A hospital offered a payment plan for baby’s NICU stay — $45,843 a month for a year
Under the 2010 health law, nonprofit hospitals are required to provide financial assistance to...
How Nursing Homes’ Worst Offenses Are Hidden From the Public
A New York Times investigation found that at least 2,700 similarly dangerous incidents were also...
United in Grief: Two Widow’s Perspectives
The first months after our partners passed away, we saw all the survival mechanisms we didn’t know...
Things I’ll Do Differently When I’m Old
Soon after my 50th birthday, 10 years ago, I started keeping a list of “Things I will do/things I...
Churn
Nobody just “stops by” this house. My mother won’t let anyone she knows come near the outside,...
Sandwich Generation: How Do You Decide Whose Needs Come First?
Your parents need your help right now, and so do your adult kids. But what about saving for your...
Some young adults with disabilities are stuck in long-term care. They say that’s discrimination.
For the past decade, [Victoria] Levack has lived, reluctantly, at the Arborstone Enhanced Care...
When Do You Shower?
The dichotomy of bathing has become axiomatic to understanding the collars of the labor force....
Concealment and Compassion
As we know from classical traditions of mnemonic loci, like the memory palace, memory is often...
What Is Compassion Fatigue?
“Since the pandemic, individuals are coping with so many different forms of stress that might be...
Should I Help My Aging, Ailing Dad Access His Toxic Web Feed?
My father and I have not been especially close for all of my adult life because of his inability...
Healthy Helping for Family Caregivers of Senior Parents
Gerontologists and psychology of aging experts say that “aging well” in your 60s and 70s is about...
The staggering, exhausting, invisible costs of caring for America’s elderly
Some older adults have diligently prepared for their future. They purchased long-term care...
Hospitals and Insurers Didn’t Want You to See These Prices. Here’s Why.
This year, the federal government ordered hospitals to begin publishing a prized secret: a...
Nursing home residents and staff are traumatized from the pandemic – collaborative care can help with recovery
For older adults, social isolation may have dredged up past traumas that are difficult to come...
Who Will Take Care of America’s Caregivers?
The nation’s caregiving work force is fraying. Paid providers are overworked and undervalued,...
What I’ve Learned Over a Lifetime of Caring for the Dying
Some of the hardest conversations I have in my work involve telling families managing the...
We can’t drug our way out of despair over Alzheimer’s
For over a century, people living with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers have been caught...