Opinion

Whoever needs to hear this: It's OK to put your loved one with dementia in residential care

OPINION: The first time I toured an assisted living home for my dad it felt like a betrayal. But getting him help was ultimately the best decision I could have made, Courtney E. Martin writes.

‘I’d hate to turn her over to the state’: My mother, who has dementia, refuses to be put in a facility. What can we do?

‘I’d hate to turn her over to the state’: My mother, who has dementia, refuses to be put in a facility. What can we do?

When Moving Home To Care for Your Parents Saves the Family Home—and When It Doesn’t

According to some experts, the caregiver child exemption is one of the most difficult exceptions to get approved by Medicaid.

Asking Eric: My daughter moved back home and it’s not going well

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is struggling to adjust to their daughter moving back ...

Miss Manners: How to approach a loved one after they’ve done something bad

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to supporting a relative in the news for something ...

My 95-year-old grandmother doesn't want to move to an assisted living facility. We are stuck with an impossible choice.

My 95-year-old grandmother needs care 24/7 but wants to live on her own. My dad and aunt are left with an impossible decision to make.

Family who lost loved one to domestic violence say there's gaps in the system to protect victims

Advocates say there is no easy solution to domestic violence, but more resources need to be provided to victims.