Four lessons learned while coping with the Station Fire, can help caregivers navigate along an uncertain and often bumpy terrain.[...]

With the fires looming and needing to evacuate, Ythis caregiver's words of gratitude are inspiring despite the loss she would soon endure.[...]

When the fire is getting close and you have to evacuate, you get a feel for what matters in life. The lessons are the same for caregiving.[...]

California's organ donor consent form that accompanies your driver's license renewal presents an issue--should a prisoner be entitled to your organs?[...]

Should your loved one continue driving? California's driver's license Medical Information Acknowledgment form will help facilitate discussion. Two areas stood out in the proc[...]

I have been thankful for a long time that I was born toward the end of the baby boom generation. With few exceptions (such as the financial mess we’re in), I believe the lead[...]

It’s one thing to deal with our own clutter (uh-hmm, possessions). What happens when we have to dispose of our loved one’s things? Holly Whiteside, author of The Caregi[...]

I was touched by how Holly Whiteside dealt with her mother’s treasured possessions after she died of Alzheimer’s. She describes it in The Caregiver’s Compass. Sin[...]

A beautifully created book. Easy to read, featuring a photo on every other page. Mother-daughter co-authors, Gayle Alexander and Anne Alexander Vincent, present Gayle’s work as the[...]

Holly Whiteside presents a touching perspective on dealing with her own possessions as she faces the disposition of her late mother’s treasured possessions in The Caregiver&#[...]

While we Americans celebrate our 227th anniversary of independence from British rule on this Fourth of July, I reflect on a family tradition that has been the constant across the h[...]

How does he do it? Trying to answer the following question prompts geriatric physician, Dr. David Dosa, on a quest. How does Oscar, an ordinary cat in a nursing home, know who is g[...]