Create your caregiving plans now. As you gather this season for turkey, trimmings and togetherness, do things seem different with your parents, grandparents or other aging family members? Watch our helpful guide to learn how to help your loved ones be safe and secure. Perhaps mom or dad are forge

While all caregiving has its commonalities, being a young caregiver definitely has its own unique challenges.  Being thrust into a caregiver role at a younger age, when my mom at the age of 57 had a debilitating stroke, I was faced with all the “common” caregiver challenges but at a time in my life

We recommend these organizations and media links for their knowledge base for supporting the efforts and challenges family caregivers face. Each one has additional information that supplements our site.  AARP provides a handy list of information for all aspects of caregiving Alzheimer’s Associati

At 27 years old, I got first hand experience in what family caregivers go through. I heeded the call to help my father recover after intensive surgery. It was scary. I was unsure of what to do. The medical team assigned to help my dad provided us with only the most basic generic advice. I learne

Caring for an elderly, ill or disabled family member is a 24/7/365 commitment. If you are one of the over 750,000 family caregivers in Massachusetts who care for a loved one in their home or yours, you know what I’m talking about. Helping dad get his bath. Cooking for mom. Driving your aunt to the

As you gather this season for turkey, trimmings and togetherness, do things seem different with your parents, grandparents or other aging family members? Perhaps mom or dad are forgetting names or events or to turn off appliances. It’s tough for grandpa to climb stairs or get around the bathroom.

Breathe. Believe. Receive. That’s the advice caregiver advocate and media host Leeza Gibbons gives to this overwhelmed mom and daughter. Watch this powerful video: 

Every May, the Administration for Community Living leads our nation’s observance of Older Americans Month. The theme for 2021 is "Communities of Strength." Older adults have built resilience and strength over their lives through successes, failures, joys, and difficulties. Their stories and contr

The Family Caregiver Alliance, a nonprofit organization, offers quality information, support and resources for family caregivers of adults with chronic physical or cognitive conditions such as Alzheimer’s, stroke, Parkinson’s, and other illnesses. Resources include: Fact and tip sheets, videos, on

It all starts with how a home care agency prepares their caregivers to be part of the family team effort. Hear from the inside how a Massachusetts based home care agency recruits, trains and assigns caregivers. The people we consider hiring as home health aides must meet very specific criteria.