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 caregiver over the past 10 years The challenges of being 25 when her mom was…

Do you know if the medications your older loved ones are taking are actually harming them? You might have a guess, but how do you actually know?! Thankfully there is a resource, called the Beers List, put out by the American Geriatrics Society, that lists potentially…

  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 a longstanding mental health condition, a new mental health condition, a mental health condition with…

  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.   So, today, Psychiatrist, Dr. Lisa Frank, helps us understand psychosis, hallucinations, delusions, and antipsychotic…

  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 worsening? Or is it a delirium? It’s so hard to tell. In this week’s episode,…

  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 this interview, MJ also shares about how it was discovered that her dad was deaf…

In this first of a two-part interview,  I have the incredible honor of interviewing Mary Jane, “MJ”, Grant about her experiences with caring for her mom with dementia. You may remember MJ Grant’s video that went viral, called “Dementia Can Be Beautiful”. It’s had more than…

You’ve heard people say “she’s doing great! She’s old, but she’s all there!” or “he’s 90 and still so sharp!”   These statements about older adults make the assumption that with aging comes serious cognitive problems, like dementia! But, these ideas are actually not supported…

The idea of moving your aging parents in with you is complicated and if you’re facing this possibility AND you’re in a relationship, this can up the ante of complications. A few weeks ago, I was featured in the Chicago Tribune in an article that…

The idea of moving your aging parents in with you is really complicated.  If you’re facing this possibility AND you’re in a relationship, this can up the ante of complications.   A few weeks ago, I was featured in the Chicago Tribune in an article that had…

  A few weeks ago, I was featured in the Chicago Tribune in an article that had to do with how to go about making the decision to move your aging parents in with you!   In today’s episode, I take it a step further and share…

  Driving is so important to older adults. It helps them to stay socially connected, helps them to experience independence, it reduces risk of depression and isolation, and so much more.   There are so many good reasons that older adults want to drive for…