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A survey of caregivers found that half the respondents were performing medical or nursing tasks, as well as helping with the activities of daily living.
View ArticleDepending on the Favored Child
Think mothers don't have favorites? A new study says they do, and that everyone is happier if the chosen child does the caregiving.
View ArticleYour Story, Onstage
In The Times's Booming blog today, Michael Winerip writes about a new play whose message might sound familiar to readers of The New Old Age.
View ArticleHow to Shoot a Photo to Remember
Here are some tips for photographing your loved one now, so you can remember the person you have come to know so intimately over these years of caregiving.
View ArticleIn the Middle: Helping Unhappy Couples
We have consulted marriage counselors and geriatricians to find out what caregivers -- either grown children or one of the spouses involved-- can do to help restore peace and balance to the...
View ArticleAfter Storm, ‘Friends’ Rescue a Caregiver
In the "new old age," social media is one of many ways of doing what nobody really knows how to do.
View ArticleThe Ex-Wives Club
One wife caring for another — another example of how the new old age is spawning unusual and creative alliances.
View ArticleUnited States Lags in Alzheimer’s Support
A Senate report highlights several trends related to care for people with Alzheimer's disease in five countries.
View ArticleTaking a Zen Approach to Caregiving
Feeling anger or angst related to caregiving? Find help in "contemplative caregiving."
View ArticleAs Flu Rages, Caregiving Suffers
Institutions serving the elderly are struggling as nurses, home health aides and family members fall ill with the flu.
View ArticleFor Some Caregivers, the Trauma Lingers
Some caregivers struggle with intrusive thoughts and memories months and even years after a loved one has died.
View ArticleCaregiving, Laced With Humor
Sacha Goldberger, a French photographer, turned his 93-year-old grandmother, Frederika Goldberger, into a minor European celebrity with his creation of Super Mamika -- an outgrowth of their unusual...
View ArticleIn Blended Families, Responsibility Blurs
That sense of reciprocity we often hear from caregivers -- 'she took care of me when I was young, so I need to help out now that she’s old' -- doesn’t seem to apply in late-life stepfamilies.
View ArticleThe Reluctant Caregiver
Many caregivers don't want the job -- and feel guilty about that.
View ArticleFor Traumatized Caregivers, Therapy Helps
Therapists said they often encountered symptoms of trauma among caregivers, even though research documenting this phenomenon is scarce.
View ArticleAfter Caregiving, Comfort in Having Helped
After her brother and mother died, Karen Gurney felt as if a truck had been lifted off of her. Then she realized her purpose in life was gone.
View ArticleSuddenly, They’re All Gone
The caregiving is over, but instead of being relieved, I feel worse.
View ArticleCaregiving From Another Continent
Family members on other continents are struggling to provide care to relatives back home.
View ArticleHow to Shoot a Photo to Remember
Here are some tips for photographing your loved one now, so you can remember the person you have come to know so intimately over these years of caregiving.
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