Archive for category: Caregivers

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...

Have you been told that you — or someone important to you — has heart failure? This wouldn’t surprise me, as this is one of the most common heart conditions affecting older adults. People are sometime...

Have you been told that you — or someone important to you — has heart failure? This wouldn’t surprise me, as this is one of the most common heart conditions affecting older adults. People are sometime...

Once upon a time, the ER missed a pelvic fracture in one of my older patients. Actually, this kind of thing has happened more than once, and perhaps it’s happened to your family too. As much as we’d l...

Every May, the Administration for Community Living leads the national observance of “Older Americans Month.” The theme this year is “Champion Your Health.” But to be honest, I prefer the theme from 20...

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 ...

Sleep problems are common in Alzheimer’s and other dementias. They also commonly drive family caregivers crazy, because when your spouse or parent with Alzheimer’s doesn’t sleep well, this often means...

Have you ever wondered how diabetes (or prediabetes) affects older adults? Or whether your blood sugar numbers are cause for worry? These are reasonable concerns, given that diabetes is pretty common ...

This article is by Michelle Allen, LCSW. Michelle is an experienced social worker and geriatric care manager based in Atlanta and is a featured expert providing guidance in our Helping Older Parents p...

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 m...