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Caring For Elderly Parents: The Complete Guide

Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by living a godly life. – Proverbs 16:31

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Caring for Aging Parents and Your Marriage

Marriages may suffer as caring for aging parents demands their ongoing attention. However, good communication and planning can help ease the transition.

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Caring for Aging Loved Ones Is About Showing Up

My caregiving season was unspeakably hard, but so worth it. I’m a changed person. I have memories with Mom I’ll never forget. I learned lessons I would not have learned otherwise. I have no regrets.

4 Simple Ways to Minister in a Nursing Home

As many as 60 percent of those living in nursing homes do not have regular visitors. Have you ever considered building relationships with the residents at a home near you?

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Four Ways to Care for Caregivers

Caregivers are like anyone else: We hate asking for help or encouragement. But we really need it.

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Caring for Aging Loved Ones is a Community Project

Whether you give time, resources or acts of service, give it knowing that you are breathing life into someone who may be barely hanging on.

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Caregiving Isn’t for Sissies

Caregiving – whether for the elderly, ill or someone with special needs – is a largely thankless job. Don’t try to handle it alone.

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Discussing Your Medical Wishes: A Patient’s Guide

Discussing your wishes for medical treatment- or who you’d like to be responsible for decision-making in the event you’re ever unable to make your own – is an important task. This document will help you facilitate discussion with your loved ones around these sometimes difficult issues. High-profile situations, such as the one involving Terri Schiavo, …

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Cardiac Arrest vs. Heart Attack: What’s the Difference?

Many people think that the terms cardiac arrest and heart attack mean the same thing, when in fact they are quite different.

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Living With Alzheimer’s Disease

Article About: Emotional Health As people live longer, and as more progress is made in preventing the leading causes of death — such as cancer and heart disease — the chronic conditions of older adulthood make a more profound impact on families and society. Of these Alzheimer’s Disease may be one of the most devastating …

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Caring for Ill or Aging Parents

Taking care of aging parents is one of life’s toughest responsibilities. But planning and cooperation will ease the adjustment – for parents and adult children alike.

When Family Members Adjust to Their New Roles

Most parents are accustomed to caring for their children—no matter their ages. So what happens when these roles reverse?

Story: Caring for Mom

Jean Hoffmann tells about her challenges and rewards of providing day-to-day care for an elderly parent.

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Managing Stress When Caregiving

Becoming a caregiver involves major changes that can easily feel overwhelming. Consider these suggestions to help ease the emotional and physical strain.

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Caregiving From a Distance

How can you help when your elderly mother or father who lives many miles away?

Talking Finances With Mom and Dad

Talking Finances With Mom and Dad

Many families never discuss the delicate issue of finances until faced with a crisis. But sorting through money matters now can make all the difference.

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What Are Advanced Medical Directives?

Understanding the Difference Between a ‘Living Will’ Declaration vs. Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care.

When It’s Time to Let Go

When the soul is about to return to God, it is a moment of great awe. If you have the opportunity to be there when your elderly loved one takes that final breath, be there.

When a Nursing Home Must be Considered

When a Nursing Home Must Be Considered

If you have been trying to go it alone in caring for an elderly loved one, remember that burnout is a very real possibility. It is important to acknowledge the impact caregiving is having on you and to get support and good counsel about available services and resources.

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Encourage Your Elder’s Faith and Spiritual Life

Though your elder loved one may be ravaged by old age and mental difficulties, their need to actively practice their Christian faith is important.