Long-Distance Caregiving: Staying Close When You Live Far Away
A large number of family caregivers in the U.S. live more than an hour away from the person they help care for. If you're one of them, checking your p...
It usually doesn't start with a crisis. It starts with a pattern. Maybe your parent has mentioned feeling unsteady on their feet, or you've noticed the fridge is full of expired food on your last visit to their place in Germantown or East Memphis. Yo...
A large number of family caregivers in the U.S. live more than an hour away from the person they help care for. If you're one of them, checking your p...
The kitchen counter tells the story. Unopened prescription bottles, a stack of overdue bills, a carton of milk two weeks past its date. You noticed it...
The smoke detector goes off at your mom's house in East Memphis, and a neighbor calls you at work. It turns out she put a pot on the stove, walked int...
When families in Memphis start comparing senior living communities, touring dining areas, meeting staff, and reviewing activity calendars, there's one...
The decision has been made, and move-in day is on the calendar, or maybe it just happened yesterday. Either way, you're probably wondering the same th...
You weren't looking for it, exactly. But now you can't unsee it. The way your parent hesitated at the top of the stairs last Thanksgiving, or how the ...
You've spent decades building a life full of interests. Maybe it's watercolor painting, a weekly book club, tending a garden, or exploring live music ...
There's a moment in every senior living move when someone opens a kitchen drawer and finds 14 twist ties, three expired coupons, and a set of keys no ...
The phone rings at 2 a.m. A neighbor found your parent walking down the street in a bathrobe, confused about where they were going. Your heart pounds....