In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month this May, I would like to share some information about the link between mental illness and...

The Sandwich Generation refers to a generation of people who are caring for their aging parents while supporting their own children. If...

One of the most difficult, emotionally trying and even guilt-inducing decisions any geriatric caregiver of a dementia sufferer has to...

The cost of long-term care just keeps going up and most Americans keep believing — incorrectly — that the government will cover most or...

Some 7 or 8 years ago my brother had a psychotic breakdown. He had to be hospitalized and then subsequently put in a long-term care...

What is guilt? Unwarranted response to an imagined offense Unless you actually killed someone (which I’m assuming 99.9% of my readers...

Most people think that usage of essential oils (EO) are safe because they are natural. For the most part they are very safe but I have...

I remember years ago, before my son became a husband and a dad. A time when, for him life was more carefree. He told me “you gotta...

According to a study by the National Alliance for Caregiving in 2015, an estimated 43.5 million adults in the United States, provide...

Whether a millionaire (or hundredaire), after the death of a loved one, caregivers must tend to their estate. The following is a list of...

There is something that most of us do not think about when creating our advanced directives. It is also something that many people who...