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Assisted living explained — what it is and what life looks like there

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical, legal, or financial advice. Please consult appropriate professionals for guidance specific to your situation. Your parent is probably imagining the worst. They're picturing themselves sitting in a chair all day in a smelly room with people

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The conversation about moving — how to have it with love and honesty

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical, legal, or financial advice. Please consult appropriate professionals for guidance specific to your situation. You already know this conversation is coming. You've probably been thinking about it for months, lying awake at night, running different scripts

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Emergency preparedness for elderly parents living alone

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical, legal, or financial advice. Please consult appropriate professionals for guidance specific to your situation. Your parent calls at two in the morning. There's a problem with the house. The power is out. They're confused.

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Aging in place with dementia — how long it's possible and what it takes

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical, legal, or financial advice. Please consult appropriate professionals for guidance specific to your situation. Dementia is a different animal than other aging in place situations. The same house that your parent lived in for forty years can become

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Pet care and elderly parents — the companion animal consideration

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical, legal, or financial advice. Please consult appropriate professionals for guidance specific to your situation. The decision about what to do with your parent's pet is often the hardest part of an aging transition, and people rarely

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Rural aging in place — the unique challenges of remote locations

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical, legal, or financial advice. Please consult appropriate professionals for guidance specific to your situation. If your parent is aging in place in a rural area, you're solving a different puzzle than someone in the suburbs or

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Social isolation and aging in place — the hidden risk of staying home

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical, legal, or financial advice. Please consult appropriate professionals for guidance specific to your situation. There's a moment that happens in a lot of aging in place situations that nobody warns you about. Your parent is doing

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The tipping point — when aging in place stops working

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical, legal, or financial advice. Please consult appropriate professionals for guidance specific to your situation. Most people know, on some level, when aging in place has stopped working. It's not a sudden realization; it's more

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Meals and nutrition for aging in place — services and solutions

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical, legal, or financial advice. Please consult appropriate professionals for guidance specific to your situation. My dad called me at work one afternoon and said he'd been eating cereal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for three days

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Transportation for elderly parents who can't drive — getting them where they need to go

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical, legal, or financial advice. Please consult appropriate professionals for guidance specific to your situation. The conversation about your parent's driving is one of the ones that never feels like the right time. It's never

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Managing home care agencies — expectations, quality, and turnover

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical, legal, or financial advice. Please consult appropriate professionals for guidance specific to your situation. The phone call came on a Tuesday. The agency was calling to say that the caregiver I'd hired three weeks earlier wasn&

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When family provides the care — the informal caregiver reality

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical, legal, or financial advice. Please consult appropriate professionals for guidance specific to your situation. It started small. A missed doctor's appointment because Dad didn't remember to call for a ride, so I started driving