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My 86-year-old mother is living with my sister in Mexico, and it is a bad...

Question:  My 86-year-old mother moved to Mexico last year to live with my brother. She sold her house in Florida, where my sister had been living with her. She sold the house for a number of reasons,...

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I have a relative who seems depressed and possibly suffering from OCD. She...

Question:  I have a relative who I think may be depressed and possibly suffering from OCD.  Her husband doesn’t believe in mental disorders or therapy and medication.  He thinks everything is fine, but...

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My 70-year-old great grandmother does not eat well, and she has bad pains in...

Question:  My 70-year-old great grandmother does not eat as well as she should. She basically eats no solid food what-so-ever and only eats ice cream. She also sleeps a WHOLE lot. She has bad pains in...

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My mother, age 87, is very depressed. She is taking antidepressants but they...

Question:  Both my parents are getting wonderful ADL care but my mother, age 87, is so depressed all the time (she of course does not call this depressed, and denies ever being depressed). We have...

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Unraveling the Home Care Myths

The simple fact is that most elderly want to stay at home – upwards of 90 percent in several industry surveys, as a matter of fact. But some seniors seem leery of home care. Perhaps you are too. That...

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Home Care Helps Lessen Personal and Professional Cost of Caregiving

You’ve not been the same since your dad got sick. In fact, you’re not feeling the best lately either. Last time you were at the doctor your blood pressure was up. And the stress of worrying about...

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I’m caring for my mother-in-law who is 88 and has vascular dementia. My...

Question:  I am caring for my mother-in-law who is 88 and has vascular dementia. She is not doing well. My problem is that I have two sisters-in law who live seven minutes away and who only help maybe...

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My sister demonstrates various inabilities in daily functioning. My younger...

Question:  My slightly older sister lives alone on the other side of the country. She has two daughters and a son, but they are not involved with their mother. My sister demonstrates various...

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My brother, sister, and I have had many serious conflicts as a result of...

Question: I would like to know if there are mediators or counselors who could help with serious family issues that have arisen around the care of my 87-year-old mother. She lives at my sister’s at...

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My father has dementia. My siblings and I are contemplating taking care of...

Question:  My father has dementia and has got to the point where he needs more attention than my mother can provide. My two siblings and I are contemplating taking care of dad in two-month increments...

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