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Family feuds are heartbreaking — don't let pride fuel the problem By Erica ManfredJuly 12, 2012 For a full year in my 20s, I did not speak to my mother. She was controlling, overbearing and hypercritical, and she had a nasty habit of shooting zingers at me and then insisting she... read more →

Recovering from surgery can be extra challenging for older adults and extra stressful for caregivers. Dr. Chris Dickson shares 7 ways to promote faster healing and make the recovery process easier and more comfortable.   Surgery can be tough on anyone. But it’s especially important that seniors get proper post-surgery care because... read more →

Credit: Adobe Stock If you’re an older adult, you may have noticed your skin isn’t the same as when you were younger; you bruise more easily and your skin seems thinner. That’s because as we age, our skin changes. For one thing, it does get thinner. “This is multifactorial, from... read more →

Increasingly, people in their 60s and 70s are assisting their moms and dads By Judith Graham Kaiser Health News October 4, 2018 Credit: Adobe Stock Part of the RESOURCES AND INFORMATION FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS SPECIAL REPORT (This article appeared previously on the website Kaiser Health News.) “This won’t go on for very long,” Sharon Hall... read more →

It hurts to be estranged from our kids. But the problem could just be misperception. By Linda BernsteinNovember 11, 2013 Credit: Thinkstock Tracey Whitestone was visiting her 29-year-old son, Adam (names have been changed), in his new condo. Noticing that he didn’t have curtains on the windows, she volunteered to sew... read more →

An excerpt from the new book, 'How Do I Get There From Here?' By George H. Schofield, Ph.D.August 1, 2017 Credit: Adobe Stock (The following is excerpted and adapted from How Do I Get There From Here? Planning for Retirement When the Old Rules No Longer Apply by George H. Schofield, Ph.D.) It’s... read more →

Photo courtesy of Pixabay by longleanna Written by Harry Cline | info@newcaregiver.org   Meditation and yoga provide many benefits for people of all ages. Although our society often thinks of yoga as something that young, flexible people do, a Yoga Journal Magazine study found that tens of millions of seniors... read more →

The CDC urges you to do 150 minutes of aerobics each week. Here's how to get it done in easy, 10-minute bursts. By Elizabeth HanesJuly 10, 2012 The federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says all adults age 18-64 need 150 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise a week. Who has time for... read more →

By Shaun Wooller 24th September 2018, 11:02 pm Updated: 24th September 2018, 11:08 pm   SCIENTISTS have developed a new way of battling Alzheimer’s. In research being hailed as a world first, they aim to target toxic particles that trigger the brain disease. CORBIS 2 Breakthrough Alzheimer's treatment will target large particles... read more →

By Linda Matchan, Globe CorrespondentSeptember 16, 2018 ACCRA, Ghana — It had been 12 years since Rita Sarpong went home to Ghana. She’d missed siblings’ weddings, the births of nieces and nephews, even the death of her father, sacrificing time with her own family so that she could help frail,... read more →