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Is Your Aging Parent OK? What to check & how to talk about it

Is Your Aging Parent OK? What to check & how to talk about it

Have you been getting worried about your aging parent, or wondering if they are ok continuing to live as they are? Maybe they’ve been mostly okay but now you’re spotting some problems with memory, suc...

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How to Review Medications for Safety & Appropriateness in Aging

How to Review Medications for Safety & Appropriateness in Aging

Image Credit: DepositPhotos. By now you’ve probably heard that older adults are often taking “too many” medications. You also hopefully know that older people are often prescribed medications that ma...

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4 Types of Brain-Slowing Medication to Avoid if You’re Worried About Memory

4 Types of Brain-Slowing Medication to Avoid if You’re Worried About Memory

Image Credit: BigStock. A few years ago, while I was at a family celebration, several people mentioned memory concerns to me. Some were older adults concerned about the memory of their spouses. Some ...

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4 Things to Try When Your Aging Parent Seems Irrational

4 Things to Try When Your Aging Parent Seems Irrational

Dear Dr. K, Any ideas on how I can relieve my mother’s anxiety about her thinking an animal got in the house? I can’t find anything and have moved the couches but she is convinced and scared. She’s al...

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Incompetence & Losing Capacity: Answers to 8 FAQs

Incompetence & Losing Capacity: Answers to 8 FAQs

Have you ever been concerned about an older relative who seems to be making bad decisions? Perhaps your elderly father insists he has no difficulties driving, even though he’s gotten into some fender ...

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Incompetence & Losing Capacity: Answers to 8 FAQs

Incompetence & Losing Capacity: Answers to 8 FAQs

Have you ever been concerned about an older relative who seems to be making bad decisions? Perhaps your elderly father insists he has no difficulties driving, even though he’s gotten into some fender ...

What’s One Indirect Burden the Pandemic Placed on People with Heart Disease?

It’s hard to think of little else as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the world – but we can’t ignore the indirect burden the pandemic places on people with other medical conditions, ...

What’s One Indirect Burden the Pandemic Placed on People with Heart Disease?

It’s hard to think of little else as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the world – but we can’t ignore the indirect burden the pandemic places on people with other medical conditions, ...

What’s One Indirect Burden the Pandemic Placed on People with Heart Disease?

It’s hard to think of little else as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the world – but we can’t ignore the indirect burden the pandemic places on people with other medical conditions, ...

5 ways to regain your energy after caregiver burnout

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As a caregiver of an aging loved one your days are long and filled with responsibilities. Taking care of yourself is at the end of the list – and it stays there. You may feel run down, lethargic and l...