October 7, 2021
The stories of deaf older adults and their families need to be shared and heard. For the past couple of years, I have been following and sharing the story of…
March 30, 2021
Over 75% of adults with developmental disabilities live at home with family. There is a growing population of aging caregivers of adults with developmental disabilities, in part due to increased…
February 26, 2020
Dementia is one of the most important, but often overlooked, health care issues related to older African Americans. In fact, research shows that African Americans are two to…
January 15, 2020
In this episode of the Caring for Aging Parents Show, I interview Lauren Dykovitz, author of Learning to Weather the Storm: A Story of Life, Love, and Alzheimer's about: Her journey as a…
December 18, 2019
Caring for an aging parent who has been hospitalized on a psychiatric inpatient unit is incredibly challenging. Older adults who end up needing psychiatric inpatient care may have…
December 11, 2019
One of the most common questions y'all send to me and that I'm also asked frequently in my own practice with families are questions surrounding hallucinations, delusions, and psychosis.…
December 4, 2019
One of the most complicated situations families that I work with are faced with has to do with older adults with dementia developing a delirium. Is the dementia…
November 27, 2019
In this second interview with MJ Grant, MJ shares the most intimate details of an end of life conversation she had with her dad, Manley "Mannie" Grant. In…
