caregiving

October 28, 2013 0

New York Times offers advice about assisted living for aging relatives

In a two-part series in its Boomers section, The New York Times is offering advice from Deborah Drelich, a geriatric care social worker and founder of a resource website, NY [Read more...]

May 19, 2013 0

Atlantic Magazine article, “How Not to Die,” focuses on end-of-life medical decisions

“Dr. Angelo Volandes is making a film that he believes will change the way you die,” the article begins. Read more at [Read more...]

April 5, 2013 0

Attention must be paid!

The New York Times (April 4, 2013) carried a front page article, “Dementia Study Predicts A Surge In Costs and Cases”. Referencing a RAND study reported in the [Read more...]

March 18, 2013 0

A Care-Giver’s Personal Journey: A MOMENT IN TIME: How random acts can change a life

Editor’s Note: This contribution is by Allan Brindell. I’ll never forget the day that my journey into the area of “care giving” began. Life was good! [Read more...]

Charles Ornstein with his mother Harriet Ornstein on his wedding day, weeks after she was mugged in a parking lot and knocked to the pavement with a broken nose. (Randall Stewart, Photo courtesy of Charles Ornstein)

February 28, 2013 1

How Mom’s Death Changed My Thinking About End-of-Life Care

by Charles Ornstein ProPublica, Feb. 28, 2013, 8:59 a.m. This story was co-published with The Washington Post. Charles Ornstein My father, sister and I sat in the near-empty [Read more...]

January 16, 2013 0

What doctors want done for themselves at the end of life – RadioLab podcast

The public radio program RadioLab, heard locally on WHYY-FM in the Philadelphia market, offers a series of podcast “articles.” One recent article, “The [Read more...]

January 8, 2013 0

Resolutions or Re-soul-lutions?

Editor’s Note: JSA welcomes a new contributor, Shelly Christensen. Shelly Christensen is a Baby Boomer parent of an adult child with a disability whose mom is a vital [Read more...]

December 30, 2012 0

New York Times: United States Lags in Alzheimer’s Support

The New York Times “New Old Age” blog reports on a Senate report that highlights several trends related to care for people with Alzheimer’s disease in five [Read more...]

December 29, 2012 0

Our journey through the ‘club sandwich’ stage of life

I have long maintained that we have, in this country and in this day and age, created a new life stage; that of care-giver. Yes, people have been caring for people as long as [Read more...]

October 27, 2012 0

Married, with special circumstances: An article from Aging Today

Lorie Eber Loneliness, loss of identity and lack of intimacy are constant companions of long-term caregivers. Not surprisingly, some seek to meet their emotional and sexual [Read more...]

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