These taking care of aging parents tips are from someone who has been there, done that and are doing it again. That would be Joan Lunden, speaking at the Washington Post Live's Caregiving in America. She offers tips from her experience caring for her 94 year-old mother and insight on being proactive about talking with your parents or relatives …
A Realistic View of Aging in America: Why We Need to Figure Out Aging in Place – Infographic
As part of an ongoing effort to educate consumers about these and other aging issues, we're creating a new series of infographics, articles and videos called, "Why We Have to Figure Out Aging in Place. This piece provides a high-level view of the current and future predicament of the aging in America, specifically population, the growing needs …
Family Caregiver Training Online
Reading up on some family caregiver information I found an interesting course overview for professional training at the AGID Project It has a specific focus on aging care for those with intellectual disabilities, but it got me thinking about what family caregiver training might be available for the average person with no experience that is thrust …
One great thing you can do for your future
With the millions of people helping care for their aging parents and the 10,000 people turning 65 every day in the U.S., there is about to be an incredible need nationally for care of some kind to help seniors and their families. I hope in spite of recent news about a Pew Research study that says Americans don't think that aging is a major …
What is elder care?
This is a fairly simple explanation for the question, "What is elder care?" Elder care is best defined as any number of personal care and health care services available to seniors that are tailored to help meet their needs as they age. Services can include everything from home care services, assisted living, occupational therapy or …
What is Long Term Care?
Long term care is a term used to describe the range of assistance a person might need to receive and can include medical care, custodial care or other services. This might be needed as a result of any long-term condition (i.e. stroke, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, etc.), an illness or the decline in a person's physical capabilities due to …