Dressing Dad

My dad wants our homecare worker to help him put on a shirt and tie every day. Mom says he’s overdressed. What’s your advice?

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Home Comfort and Convenience

Our home is the place where we can go to relax and recuperate, entertain friends and family and carry out a number of activities. Regardless of whether your home is a house, condominium, apartment or room within a care facility, there are a number of ways to make your living area more comfortable and convenient.

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Attractive clothes and personal items for Mom

Where can I find attractive clothes and personal items for mom that are easy for her to use? She has arthritis, so dressing and grooming are difficult.

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Caring for the caregiver: Learn to care for yourself

My husband recently underwent quadruple bypass surgery. During this time, I spent all of my waking hours at the hospital

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How do I tell families about the importance of visits?

I am a nurse who finds it sad when families don’t visit their loved ones. Is there anything I can do to let them know how important their visits are?

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Dealing with guilt

Dear Mary,

My Mother has had a stroke and is in a nursing home, my Dad lives with us and is starting to have memory issues. My husband and kids don’t understand that I am stressed, and my boss is getting tired of me taking time off to take my Dad to his medical appointments. I feel guilty about everything!

Sandy

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The role of a caregiver when an elderly person makes a will

When Helena took her 81-year-old father, Walter, to the family’s lawyer recently so that Walter could have a will made, the lawyer, Ms. Rollins, asked her to leave the room while she talked privately with Walter. Helena was shocked and somewhat offended at being excluded. After all, it wasn’t as if she was there for any suspicious reason; she’d been helping Walter with banking and doctor’s appointments for years.

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Memory and Visits

Grandma has forgotten my name and who I am. If I don’t visit, I feel guilty. But is it really worthwhile for me to be there?

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Caring for the Caregiver – Are you at risk of Caregiver Distress?

With a loved one acting as an informal caregiver, older adults with long-term care needs who wish to remain in their homes can often do so, allowing them to maintain their independence for as long as possible. This is usually a win-win situation for everyone involved: the senior can stay in their home and their…

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Rabbit 175

Rabbit 175 are the distinguishing markers at the top of the mainsail on my father’s twelve foot catamaran. My Dad, Sam Brimacombe, bought the sailboat in 1966. My mother was furious with this “frivolous purchase” but everyone else was thrilled.

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