Articles On:Caregiving

Mother’s Care is Leading to Financial Ruin

A couple has been helping the husband’s 90-year-old mother, but the mother’s care is leading ...

Money going down a black hole since sometimes care leads to financial ruin.

Tax Breaks for Caregivers

The editor of The Kiplinger Tax Letter responds to readers asking about deductions and credits ...

An elderly woman being helped by a caregiver.

Elderly Mom Refuses Outside Help

Two sisters do housekeeping and cooking for their 98-year-old mother, but the mom refuses outside ...

A stubborn elberly mom refuses outside help

When an Elderly Parent Refuses In-Home Help

Adult children may recognize that their parent could use assistance when aging in place and ...

A grown daughter is worried that her senior parent refuses in-home help. Feverpitched

Sons Need to Step Up to Help Their Dad

A brother has been caring for his toxic older brother and really wants the nephews ...

The sons need to help their dad, an aging and grumpy old man. Tyler Olson

Family Caregivers Need Boundaries

Relatives are helping an elderly cousin during her chemo treatments. The care is complicated by ...

An elderly woman in bed.

New Caregiver Stress

The challenges of caregiving reach deep, beyond the physical to the emotional. A husband whose ...

A man who is dealing with caregiver stress with his wife in a wheelchair

The Caregiver Penalty

Stepping away from work to take care of a loved one is a selfless act, ...

A wife being a caregiver for her husband but she incurred the caregiver penalty.

Caregiving Lessons from a Novice

After her husband’s surgery, Seniors Guide writer Terri Jones experienced the challenges of being a ...

Tired woman has perhaps learned caregiving lessons. Studio Grand Web

Dad’s Friends Deserted Him Due to His Dementia

Their 98-year-old father has mild dementia – communication is difficult, but his feelings are intact. ...

Man looking sad because his friends deserted him