Over a period of 14 years of caring for my son, we had moved twice; three provinces, three unique...
Category: Long Term Caregiving
Many people require care for decades or an entire lifetime. When caregiving is a long-term situation it needs to be sustainable for everyone involved. Long term caregivers share their struggles, their victories, and how they manage to provide care over decades without sacrificing having a life of their own.
Why Does the Richest Country in the World Rely on Volunteers for Emergency Healthcare?
The call was for a 64-year-old woman with a cough and inability to walk. But she did not appear to...
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 I met my mother: dementia brought back her true self
My father’s father talked to everyone, including the figurines on the sideboard, and he sometimes...
‘I am mine’: This is what Alzheimer’s is like at 41
Four years ago, Jo was diagnosed with dominantly inherited Alzheimer’s disease, an extremely rare...
How my mother and I became Chinese propaganda
As A.L.S. gradually paralyzed her, while leaving her intellect intact, our years were filled with...
Would you want a robot to be your relative’s carer?
Companion robots have been trialled in care homes in the UK and Japan, but it is more generally...
When mental illness bears down, respite centres can uplift
As a person with the mental illness disability of schizoaffective disorder, I am quite familiar...
Why Black Aging Matters, Too
Old. Chronically ill. Black. People who fit this description are more likely to die from COVID-19...
Caring for the carers
Schulz and four colleagues reviewed the research on family caregiving for the disabled and ill...
My son is Black and living with autism. How do I protect him from police brutality?
For any Black parent, the talk is a difficult moment. For those of us with children with autism,...
Long haul through the deluge
I am a single mom caring for my semi-paralysed father in India and supporting my two sons. In...
Winnipeg woman beaten by 16-year-old son with autism says she can no longer care for him
A Winnipeg woman says she's no longer able to care for her 16-year-old son, who has autism,...
When You Are Paid 13 Hours for a 24-Hour Shift
America’s neglect of older people extends to the people who care for them at home. The home health...
Coronavirus is renewing a call to abolish nursing homes
In the span of less than four months, Covid-19 has killed around one in every 40 nursing home...
My Mother Has Dementia. Here’s What I’ve Learned From Caring For Her For 8 Years.
I was 27 when I left my first full-time job to care for my mother when she was diagnosed with...
Looking after their mother through a nursing home window
Lots of people visited the nursing home, but the sisters stood out because whenever they came to...
Dementia Care Gets Its Own Village
Between 2002 and 2013, the number of Canadian seniors living with dementia increased by 83...
Honor Thy Father
“I am in a bind. I have a problem and I need your help,” came the voice over the telephone. My...
Clocking In: ‘Would You Change My Mother’s Diaper for $10 an Hour?’
On a Tuesday in April, Michelle Walton woke up in Plantation, Florida, at eight. Her back hurt....
Clocking In: ‘Would You Change My Mother’s Diaper for $10 an Hour?’
On a Tuesday in April, Michelle Walton woke up in Plantation, Florida, at eight. Her back hurt....
To My Mother in Law Who I Feel Should Help Take Care of Her Own Mother
An open letter to my mother in law about what it's truly like taking care of her mother. Where...
Running in Circles: Gerbil Wheel Caregiving
This is my 23rd year in the caregiving trenches. Because I’ve cared for three generations of...
Caring for my Husband and Daughter
I am 71 years old and have been taking care of my 36 year old daughter who was born with...